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Man killed in police incident after hotel employees found him in West Valley outbuilding

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A man was shot and killed during an incident with police near a hotel in West Valley City. Officers with the West Valley City Police Department were called to the Townplace Suites near 5400 West High Market Drive Sunday morning. Police said hotel employees had gone to an outbuilding on the property when they found a "threatening" man armed with a metal stick.

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