Son was hit by Taser in Farmington standoff, shot to death while on the ground

Dad: Son was hit by Taser in Farmington standoff, shot to death while on the ground
By Nate Carlisle
The Salt Lake Tribune

Article Last Updated: 10/03/2008 11:04:50 AM MDT


Posted: 9:47 PM- FARMINGTON - The family of a man killed during a police standoff here last week said he had been stung by a Taser and was on the ground when a police officer shot and killed him.
Brian P. Wood was getting up when an officer fired a shot from a .308-caliber rifle, according to Wood's father and brother.
During a Thursday interview, Wood's father, Jerry Wood, wondered why so much force was used. He maintains his son was not a danger to anyone else.
"Why was such a lethal force used?" Jerry Wood asked. "And aren't the police suppose to protect us? And aren't they putting their officers in danger by forcing that kind of response from anyone."
Jerry Wood also claims police lied to the family and to Brian Wood throughout the 12-hour standoff last month.
Farmington police on Thursday referred questions to the Utah Attorney General's Office, which is investigating the standoff. That office declined comment.
A preliminary death certificate from a medical examiner says Wood died from a gunshot wound to the "head/neck."
The deadly episode began at about 9 a.m. on Sept. 22, when Brian Wood, a 37-year-old part-time Farmington firefighter, had a dispute with his wife. Jerry Wood and his surviving son, Andy Wood, on Thursday said they do not know what triggered the dispute and have not asked Brian Wood's widow.
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