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WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: A POLICE OFFICER FIRED ON A MAN AT HIS HOME IN UTAH WHEN POLICE WALKED IN ON HIM STABBING HIS TWO PARENTS WHO ALSO DIED DURING THE HORRIFIC SCENES CLAUDIA TROTMAN

Audience Reporter and ANTONY CLEMENTS-THROWER News Reporter 21:26, 22 Jan 2025Updated 21:28, 22 Jan 2025 In a horrifying incident, police officers responding to an emergency call in the US

walked into a gruesome scene of a man slaughtering his own parents. The cops had arrived at the house after receiving a distress call indicating a violent altercation. When no one answered

the front door, they proceeded to the basement where an officer kicked down the door. The shocking footage revealed the moment the officer discovered the suspect still stabbing a body,

believed to be one of his parents, on the floor. Despite orders to drop the knife, the suspect was shot twice by the officer. Uncertain if the assailant was dead, the officer continued to

command him to drop the knife. His voice trembling, he eventually exited the scene. The knifeman was later identified as Erik Bertelsen. Both he and his parents, Kerry and Terri, were

pronounced dead at the scene in West Valley City, Utah. West Valley City Police reported: "At about 5:12 pm on January 1, 2025, police dispatchers received a 911 call from a home at

3310 west Enterado avenue. Officers responded and entered the home.", reports the Mirror. Article continues below "Inside, they discovered the bodies of a male adult and a female

adult who lived at the residence. Officers also encountered the adult son of the deceased couple who also lived at the residence and is the suspect in the deaths of his parents. During the

encounter, an officer fired on the suspect, killing him." "As is standard in an officer involved critical incident, a Salt Lake County Officer Involved Critical Incident Protocol

team is handling this investigation. The protocol team led by the Salt Lake City Police Department will conduct the investigation into this incident. "The investigation continues into

the double homicide/officer involved critical incident which occurred on Enterado Ave. 1/1/25. No new information is available at this time regarding the homicides, however the names, ages

and relationships of the involved are as follows." "Terri Bertelsen (63) - mother of suspect (deceased), Kerry Bertelsen (67) - father of suspect (deceased), Erik Bertelsen (35) -

son of victims, and suspect in their homicides. (deceased) All three resided in the home on Enterado. Body worn camera video from the police response to the home on Enterado is

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