Prosecutors to seek death penalty for man accused of killing 2 police officers in Utah
Ryan Michael Bate faces two aggravated murder charges and 18 additional felonies including attempted aggravated murder and domestic violence offenses, prosecutors said.
- Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Ryan Michael Bate, 30, for the killing of two police officers in Tremonton, Utah.
- Bate's wife had called 911 to report domestic violence, leading the officers to respond to the scene.
- As the second officer arrived, Bate shot and killed him, and also injured a third officer and a police dog.
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Prosecutors to seek death penalty for Utah man accused of killing 2 police officers
Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty for Ryan Michael Bate, 30, who is accused of fatally shooting two police officers last weekend in northern Utah.

Prosecutors to seek death penalty for man accused of killing 2 police officers in Utah
Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting two police officers in northern Utah last weekend.
Prosecutors will seek death penalty against man accused of killing two Utah police officers
A bagpipe duo plays as a procession begins for two Tremonton-Garland Police Officers killed in a shooting, in Taylorsville on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (Kyle Dunphey/Utah News Dispatch)Prosecutors will pursue the death penalty against the man accused of shooting and killing two Tremonton-Garland police officers and wounding a third sheriff’s deputy and his service dog, according to court documents filed Wednesday that shed new light on the shooting…
Prosecutors to seek death penalty for man now charged with killing 2 Utah officers
Tremonton-Garland police officer Eric Estrada, left, and Sgt. Lee Sorensen were killed and a deputy was injured when a man opened fire at a residence in Tremonton Sunday night. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against the suspected killer. | Tremonton-Garland Police Department BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (KSL.com) — The man accused of killing two Tremonton-Garland police officers has been charged with two counts of capital murder and other crime…


Prosecutors to seek death penalty for man now charged in deaths of 2 Tremonton officers
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Ryan Michael Bate, the man accused of shooting and killing two Tremonton police officers.
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