Officer honored after stopping active shooting inside Taylorsville liquor store

TAYLORSVILLE, Utah — A former Utah Highway Patrol sergeant received a rousing round of applause and recognition Thursday for stopping an active shooting at a Taylorsville liquor store earlier this year. The board of the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services honored Jeremy Matthews at its meeting, where he also had the chance to meet the store employees who were inside the store with him during the February shooting. Matthews was off-duty when he entered the state liquor store on 2700 West in Taylorsville and heard loud bangs. "When I entered the store, I immediately heard some loud, what sounded like a car backfiring or something loud like firecrackers," Matthews said. He quickly realized what was happening. "As I turned, I saw a man chasing another man into the store, firing his weapon towards that man. I recognized that I needed to take action at that time, so I drew my sidearm and engaged with the suspect," Matthews explained.

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