Utah officer who killed family used service weapon

AP via Yahoo! News ^ | 7/7/14 | BRADY McCOMBS

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah police officer used his service weapon when he killed his wife, two children and his mother-in-law before turning the gun on himself in January, authorities said Monday.

An investigation completed by Spanish Fork City Police was unable to determine Lindon police officer Joshua Boren's exact motive, Lt. Matt Johnson said. But investigators did learn Boren, 34, and his wife were having marital problems.

Toxicology reports from the autopsy show Boren had no drugs or alcohol in his system, and he had no history of violence or mental illness, Johnson said.

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Remember, boys and girls, only cops can be trusted with guns!

[Haiku Guy]

Sounds like a Negligent Discharge to me! The damn gun just went off!

[Red Badger]

Did he kill the dog?...................

[rjsimmon]

That seals it (pardon the Utah pun). Cops should not have firearms.

[drypowder]

proving that fire arms back ground checks are about as accurate as the global warming computer models

[Vendome]

If people are so against guns then officers should be required to store their service arms, at their station, after each shift....

[JennysCool]

Outlaw marital problems!

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Toxicology reports from the autopsy show Boren had no drugs or alcohol in his system, and he had no history of violence or mental illness, Johnson said.

Yet another news source The Deseret News states "Disturbing new details were revealed in the report released Monday that allege abuse by Joshua Boren against his wife, lingering anger against his mother, and drug and pornography addictions that contributed to a troubled life and the collapse of his marriage."

[servo1969]

“he had no history of violence or mental illness”

He does now. Not that makes any difference.

[SeaHawkFan]

My ex-mother-in-law never liked me, but she wasn't so bad I wanted to shoot her. That's a lie, but I believe in self-restraint.

[gaijin]

The gun is a JOB tool and should be kept at the work site.

EVEN IF IT SAVES JUST **ONE** LIFE, right?

And:

Fences don’t work so take down the one around the WH.

Sit back and just watch how manners improve..!

[Ken H]

Scumbag cop.

[Toespi]

Oh my, those darling kids, bless their souls. Makes me Sick.

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Who has time for fact-checking when you’re so busy writing about people’s feeeelings?

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There are a great many people whom I despise, and somehow I've managed to not shoot any of them. Maybe my guns are defective.*

[*Were defective. Before they were all lost in that tragic boating accident, of course.]

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And reloaded itself too, from the sound of it.

[Dick Vomer]

steroids and other assorted pharmaceuticals these clowns are taking.

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Not improbable.

[arthurus]

Did the officer remember to say, “I felt threatened?” If he said that then it was a good shoot.

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You can ask him, but you’ll need a shovel.