WEST JORDAN, Utah — For the last 26 years, Van Walther has grown his family in their West Jordan neighborhood. He’s watched the area grow and change.

“When we first moved in, there were a lot of people who have been here for a long time,” he said. “New people are moving in.”

But on Tuesday night, he said it was unexpected chaos. Around 5 p.m., police issued a shelter-in-place order for everyone within three blocks in every direction from a home near 1900 W. 7265 South, where police said they got a call that there was an armed suspect.

Police said they were able to get everyone else out of the house, but the suspect was still there. They began to negotiate with him and said they had consistent communication.

West Jordan police said at one point, the suspect stopped communicating, and t

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