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West Valley City, UTAH – In an interaction with police in West Valley City on Sunday afternoon, a suspect in an earlier incident was shot and injured. Officers arrived at 1:09 p.m. to reports of a person shot on S. Redwood Road. The 41-year-old victim was brought to the hospital in excellent condition with non-life threatening injuries. According to police, the original gunfire happened following an altercation between the two males over a suspected theft. The man was treated at the spot after a bullet grazed his skull. An officer then encountered the male suspect at the Indoor Swap Meet…

A 46-year-old woman survived a frightening crash where a semi-truck flattened the car she was driving Tuesday afternoon. The pictures from the scene make it difficult to believe that she escaped with what has been described as minor injuries. KOMO reports that the crash occurred Tuesday afternoon on I-5 in Seattle when a tractor-trailer that was following too close to a Nissan Altima struck the vehicle and flattened it. Trooper Rocky Oliphant, who responded to the scene, said, “The car was struck from behind, folded the car in half, and semi came to rest on top of the car.” Despite the potentially gruesome outcome,…