A man who exchanged shots with a Layton police officer early Monday apparently shot himself and his condition is being evaluated at LDS Hospital after he was transported by air ambulance, according to the Layton Police Department.
The man is identified as Christopher J. Ashurst, 18, but police have not established an address yet.According to Layton police, officers responded to a call about an armed and potentially dangerous man at 12:10 a.m. Monday. They found a man armed with a pistol in a back yard.
Police said the man fired one shot at the officers, who in turn fired a single shot back. Both shots missed. Ashurst then shot himself once, according to police.
An LDS Hospital spokesman said only that Ashurst was in surgery Monday morning and no condition was available.