ROY — A 45-year-old Roy man was shot and killed by police late Thursday night after officials say he wielded a golf club at officers attempting to search the home on a drug case.
The man has been identified by the Weber County Attorney’s Office as Todd E. Blair.
The shooting occurred just before 10 p.m. Roy Police Chief Greg Whinham said officers with the Weber-Morgan Strike Force were granted a search warrant for the home, located near 5900 South and 2600 West in Roy, for possible drug activity. Whinham said the Strike Force had been investigating the home for possible drug activity for several weeks.
When the officers entered the home, they were confronted by Blair, who was the subject of the investigation.
“He had a golf club and came at the (first) officer,” Whinham said. “The officer used his weapon and stopped the attacker.”
Weber County Attorney Dee Smith said in a press release that Blair was shot by the officer three times. An ambulance was called to the home after the shooting, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The main investigation has now been turned over to the attorney’s office, Whinham said, because the strike force is a multi-jurisdiction force.
He said several investigations have been opened in this case by the attorney’s office, Roy Police, the agency where the shooting officer is from, and the medical office.
Neighbors Charlotte Beeman and Chantel Morse live five houses away from the 45-year-old man. They said police were frequently coming to Blair’s home, as well as many people who appeared to be there for drugs.
“That house had a lot of traffic,” Beeman said. “There has been a lot of police going by there in the last few weeks.”
Whinham said while the strike force frequented the area to build information for their drug case, Roy Police also responded to the home often.
“There has been a lot of activity with police response,” he said. “We’ve responded on all kinds of squabbles with different relationships.”
Whinham said no officers were injured during the incident, and no one else was in the home at the time. He said he was unsure if anyone else lived at the home at the time.
“We know there are people who have lived in and out before,” he said. “But he’s been the main habitant for awhile.”
Smith said further details will be released abotu the incident once the investigation is complete.
Court records show Blair had some drug history and other run-ins with police. He was charged in 2000 and 2003 with possession and use of a controlled substance in Farmington Second District Court, and was charged with forgery in 1994 in the Ogden Second District Court.
ROY — A 45-year-old Roy man was shot and killed by police late Thursday night after officials say he wielded a golf club at officers attempting to search the home on a drug case.
The man has been identified by the Weber County Attorney’s Office as Todd E. Blair.
The shooting occurred just before 10 p.m. Roy Police Chief Greg Whinham said officers with the Weber-Morgan Strike Force were granted a search warrant for the home, located near 5900 South and 2600 West in Roy, for possible drug activity. Whinham said the Strike Force had been investigating the home for possible drug activity for several weeks.
When the officers entered the home, they were confronted by Blair, who was the subject of the investigation.
“He had a golf club and came at the (first) officer,” Whinham said. “The officer used his weapon and stopped the attacker.”
Weber County Attorney Dee Smith said in a press release that Blair was shot by the officer three times. An ambulance was called to the home after the shooting, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The main investigation has now been turned over to the attorney’s office, Whinham said, because the strike force is a multi-jurisdiction force.
He said several investigations have been opened in this case by the attorney’s office, Roy Police, the agency where the shooting officer is from, and the medical office.
Neighbors Charlotte Beeman and Chantel Morse live five houses away from the 45-year-old man. They said police were frequently coming to Blair’s home, as well as many people who appeared to be there for drugs.
“That house had a lot of traffic,” Beeman said. “There has been a lot of police going by there in the last few weeks.”
Whinham said while the strike force frequented the area to build information for their drug case, Roy Police also responded to the home often.
“There has been a lot of activity with police response,” he said. “We’ve responded on all kinds of squabbles with different relationships.”
Whinham said no officers were injured during the incident, and no one else was in the home at the time. He said he was unsure if anyone else lived at the home at the time.
“We know there are people who have lived in and out before,” he said. “But he’s been the main habitant for awhile.”
Smith said further details will be released abotu the incident once the investigation is complete.
Court records show Blair had some drug history and other run-ins with police. He was charged in 2000 and 2003 with possession and use of a controlled substance in Farmington Second District Court, and was charged with forgery in 1994 in the Ogden Second District Court.
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