WEST POINT — Neighbors were in disbelief Monday after police returned to the same area where a deadly shooting took place Saturday night on a new shots-fired incident.
Details of Monday gunfire
According to Davis County Sheriff’s investigators, deputies on routine patrol responded at roughly 2:30 a.m. Monday to the sound of gunfire near 2000 West and 200 North.
A statement from the sheriff’s office said several people were in custody as deputies continued to investigate the circumstances of what happened.
No connection to Saturday shooting
Detectives said the incident was not believed to be connected to a deadly shooting that happened Saturday evening roughly a half block away near 2000 West and 150 North.
That shooting killed 71-year-old Air Force and Army veteran James Randell “Randy” Witten, the sheriff’s office said.
Neighbors express fear and disbelief
“I just thought, there’s just no way,” said neighbor Sara Fisher as she recalled a text exchange with her friend early Monday morning after she said she heard roughly 10 shots. “I said, ‘I have PTSD over this.’”
Fisher said she initially tried to write off what she heard as the sound of her icemaker.
“I mean, you’ve got to tell yourself something,” Fisher said. “You feel like three houses down, someone's been gunned down and killed, and then (just over) 24 hours later, 10 more shots. Like, we’re not safe.”
Police search area with metal detector
By Monday evening, deputies were still out with what appeared to be a metal detector in the area near 1800 West and 150 North.
Resident describes police presence in yard
“I woke up at about 4:00 a.m. to go for a run, and when I came outside there were about 20 officers out here,” said Craig Panter. “They had a car pulled over. The trunk was open. They were looking through the car.”
Panter said deputies delivered some unsettling news to him.
“From what I was being told, (the suspects) jumped into my backyard, ditched a gun potentially, and they’ve been looking for that gun,” Panter said.
Panter said he had lived in the neighborhood for 26 years and he had never seen anything like it.
“The entire neighborhood is amazing — we all know each other, we watch out for each other, and what has happened in the last 48 hours is very unusual, unheard of,” Panter said. “I think everybody needs to be very vigilant and watch your surroundings and pay close attention to your friends, your family, your neighbors, your loved ones and watch out for each other because (there are) some crazy people out there.”
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