A 66-year-old Lengthy Seashore man drove greater than 700 miles to Ogden, Utah, the place he fatally shot his brother and set fireplace to his dwelling earlier than being killed himself in a shootout with police, officers mentioned.
On the night of April 27, Jeffrey Roberts, a heavy-set man with a white goatee, arrived on the dwelling of his brother, retired forestry professor Scott Roberts, in a brown van, authorities mentioned.
Jeffrey Roberts was armed with a 9 mm handgun and a complete of 23 totally loaded handgun magazines that police photographed later on the scene, police mentioned.
Scott Roberts and his spouse, Jodi, have been consuming dinner alone when Jeffrey Roberts rang their doorbell, in line with a press release launched by the Weber County legal professional’s workplace.
In video captured by a doorbell digicam on the entrance of the house, Jeffrey calmly tells his brother that he had come by to see their mom. After Scott says that their mom shouldn’t be there, Jeffrey pulls out a gun and begins capturing as he walks into the house.
A couple of minutes later, Jeffrey exited the home after which rapidly returned carrying a 12-gauge shotgun and a brown duffle bag, respiration closely, the video reveals.
Police have been alerted to the incident by a 911 name from a neighbor who heard pictures coming from the house. Jeffrey Roberts started capturing at officers as quickly as they arrived, in line with the Weber County legal professional’s workplace.
A complete of 5 officers have been on scene and three returned fireplace, officers mentioned. Jeffrey Roberts was killed within the shootout from a head wound.
In video from one of many police officer’s physique cameras, thick black smoke will be seen pouring out of the home — the results of a fireplace that Jeffrey began utilizing street flares, authorities mentioned.
Police officers later pronounced Scott Roberts lifeless from gunshot wounds. Scott’s spouse was additionally shot and is receiving medical therapy for her accidents.
“My mother is alive as a result of my dad fought my uncle and instructed my mother to run,” Kelsey Turner, Scott Roberts’ daughter, wrote on a GoFundMe web page she arrange for her mom. “Understanding that my dad died a hero is bringing us a small little bit of consolation.”
Turner, who described Jeffrey Roberts as her father’s “estranged brother,” mentioned the GoFundMe Web page was to assist her mom purchase requirements, since she was left with no garments or private objects due to the hearth. “We will get well some issues from the home however have been instructed a lot of the home was destroyed,” she wrote.
Dozens of Scott Roberts’ former college students, mates and colleagues shared condolences on the web page and described him as a person of knowledge, heat and humor.
“Scott, your information and knowledge have been outstanding however your humorousness was limitless. You can be missed by so many,” wrote one properly wisher.
An investigation by the Weber County Power Investigation Staff is ongoing.
