Officer David Romrell - South Salt Lake Police Dept. - UT - True Life Hero

David Romrell
- Nov. 24, 2018 -

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Resided:	UT, USA
Born:	Unk
Fallen:	Nov. 24, 2018
Race/Sex:	Caucasian Male / 31 yrs. of age
	Agency
Dept:	South Salt Lake Police Dept. - UT 2835 S Main Street South Salt Lake, UT 84115 USA (801)412-3600
County:	Salt Lake
Dept. Type:	Municipal/Police
Hero's Rank:	Officer
Sworn Date:	Unk
FBI Class:	Homicide - Veh
Weapon Class:	Vehicle
Agency URL:	Click Here
Badge:	6L50

Bio: Officer Romrell was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran

Survived by:

Wife
and 4-month-old child

Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	Felix Anthony Calata :: Caucasian / Male - 31 years old killed by police gunfire
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Offender:	Jeffery Black :: Caucasian / Male - 43 years old Passenger in subject vehicle, charged with homicide, burglary and obstruction of justice

Location:	South Salt Lake, UT USA Sat. Nov. 24, 2018
Summary:	Officer David Romrell was intentionally struck by a vehicle fleeing from a burglary in progress at a business at 3575 South West Temple shortly before 10:00 pm. He and other responding officers arrived at the scene as the suspects attempted to leave in a vehicle. The driver of the vehicle accelerated toward the officers and struck Officer Romrell. Other officers fired at the driver(Calata), killing him. The passenger fled on foot but was apprehended by a canine unit a short time later. Officer Romrell was transported to Intermountain Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries while in emergency surgery.
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Last Updated: Dec. 18, 2018