TREMONTON, Utah — Two police officers were killed and another injured, along with a K-9, after a suspect opened fire following what was described as a domestic disturbance Sunday night in Tremonton. The unidentified suspect is now in custody while the officer who was not killed and the K-9 are reported to be in fair condition.

The man arrested in the fatal shooting of two police officers in Tremonton was previously accused and criminally charged in domestic violence cases, according t

Box Elder County leaders alternately lauded the Tremonton officers killed in an incident Sunday as heroes and lamented the tragic turn of events.

Officials say more lives would have been lost in the Tremonton shooting if not for the actions two city police officers who were killed and a sheriff’s deputy who was wounded.

"It's hard knowing he's gone," Kortney Ferguson, a friend of Sorensen, said. "He was a good friend, a very good part of the community, and he was respectful, kind, and helpful on duty or off. He was always helping someone.

Garland and Tremonton unified their departments, but like many other smaller departments, there are unique challenges they face.

What was meant to be a day of celebration has become one of heartbreak, as the community lines the streets to honor Sgt. Sorensen and Officer Estrada.

Two officers from the Tremonton-Garland Police Department were fatally shot, and a third officer and a police service dog from the Box Elder County Sheriff’s Office were injured by gunfire, after police responded to a reported domestic violence call in Tremonton on Sunday night.