Utah homicide person of interest remains on the lam, en route to Colorado: police

The main person of interest in a Utah homicide investigation whom authorities consider armed and dangerous may be headed for Colorado, as detectives continue to piece together the details after someone was found shot dead inside a home in Huntsville, about an hour's drive north of Salt Lake City.

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Investigators believe the person of interest, Scott William Russell, fled the scene driving a black 2017 Toyota Land Cruiser with black rims bearing Utah registration plate number G143AP. There is reason to believe Russell is heading to Colorado, the Weber County Sheriff’s Office said. 

A manhunt for Russell continued overnight, as authorities issued a be-on-the-lookout alert and sent a drone into the air to survey the area, Fox 13 Salt Lake City reported.

Deputies responded to a disturbance call about possible gunshots around 10 p.m. Tuesday at a home in Huntsville, located in Upper Valley West, an unincorporated area of Weber County. Upon arrival, deputies found a homicide victim, the sheriff’s pffice said in a press release Wednesday. 

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Authorities did not immediately identify the victim or publicly provide details about his or her relationship with Russell.

Deputies who initially responded to the scene Tuesday called for back-up, and the Ogden Police Department and a SWAT team arrived to help establish a perimeter around the home, KUTV reported.

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As those efforts to locate Russell proved unsuccessful, the sheriff’s office issued a press release Wednesday to ask the public for help tracking him down. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is urged to contact the Weber County Sheriff’s Office at 801-778-6631 or another local law enforcement. Russell is considered armed and dangerous.