Police find man with gunshot wound at reported car crash

Written by Mori Kessler
July 10, 2021
At the scene of an police investigation into a gunshot incident at Tonaquint Cemetery, St. George News, July 10, 2021 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — A reported car crash in the area of Tonaquint Cemetery in St. George Saturday evening turned into something completely different when police officers found a man with a gunshot wound.

At the scene of an police investigation into a gunshot incident at Tonaquint Cemetery, St. George News, July 10, 2021 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George News

The report of a traffic collision at the cemetery came in just before 8 p.m. with officers responding to the incident encountering a man who had sustained a single gunshot wound, St. George Police Lt. Johnny Heppler said at the scene.

The man was taken to St. George Regional Hospital by ambulance in stable condition, he said.

While the police believe there is no threat to public safety at this time, Heppler declined to comment further due to the ongoing investigation into the incident.

However, if anyone saw or heard anything in the area that may aid police in their investigation, Heppler has requested they contact the St. George Police Department at 435-627-4300.

Click on photo to enlarge it, then use your left-right arrow keys to cycle through the gallery.

Copyright St. George News, SaintGeorgeUtah.com LLC, 2021, all rights reserved.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mori Kessler serves as a Senior Reporter for St. George News, having previously contributed as a writer and Interim Editor in 2011-12, and an assistant editor from 2012 to mid-2014. He began writing news as a freelancer in 2009 for Today in Dixie, and joined the writing staff of St. George News in mid-2010. He enjoys photography and won an award for photojournalism from the Society of Professional Journalists for a 2018 photo of a bee inspector removing ferals bees from a Washington City home. He is also a shameless nerd and has a bad sense of direction.

Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @MoriKessler@STGnews

Free News Delivery by Email

Would you like to have the day's news stories delivered right to your inbox every evening? Enter your email below to start!