[h=4]Sergeant[/h][h=3]Cory Wride[/h]Utah County Sheriff's Office, Utah
End of Watch: Thursday, January 30, 2014
[h=4]Bio & Incident Details[/h]Age: Not available
Tour: 20 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 1/30/2014
Weapon: Rifle
Suspect: Shot and wounded
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Sergeant Cory Wride was shot and killed from ambush while checking on what he believed was an abandoned vehicle on Highway 73, near Eagle Mountain.
A subject near the scene opened fire with a high-powered rifle, fatally wounding Sergeant Wride before he was able to exit his patrol. Sergeant Wride had given dispatchers a description of the car before he was shot and another deputy spotted it a short time later.
The vehicle led deputy on a pursuit and the occupant opened fire on him, striking him in the head, and then continued to flee. He then carjacked another vehicle in the Nephi area. He again continued to flee until crashing on I-15 after encountering Juab County deputies. He was critically wounding after engaging the deputies in a shootout.
Sergeant Wride had served with the Utah County Sheriff's Office for 20 years. He is survived by his wife and five children.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:Sheriff James O. Tracy
Utah County Sheriff's Office
3075 North Main
County Security Center
Spanish Fork, UT 84660
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