Two teens accused of shooting and wounding a man during an attempted robbery last week likely didn’t know their intended victim was an off-duty West Valley City officer, police said on Tuesday.
The officer had been checking his mail at a communal mailbox at home near 3300 South and 1250 West just after 7 p.m. last Tuesday, according to a news release from West Valley police.
As he walked back home, two suspects with a handgun stopped him and allegedly attempted to rob him.
“During the course of this robbery, multiple rounds were fired both at the officer and by the officer,” the release stated.