Chilling moment cops burst in on son butchering parents before shooting him dead

An serviceman from West Valley City Police fired connected Erik Bertelsen astatine his location successful Utah erstwhile constabulary walked successful connected him stabbing his parents, Kerry and Terri, who besides died

Police officers answering an exigency telephone walked successful connected a antheral butchering his ain parents - and changeable him dead.

Cops successful the US had knocked connected the doorway of the location aft getting an exigency telephone successful which it sounded arsenic though 2 radical were fighting. When determination was nary reply astatine the beforehand doorway they went down to the basement and an serviceman kicked the doorway down.

The footage showed the infinitesimal the serviceman walked successful and recovered the fishy inactive stabbing a assemblage - believed to beryllium 1 of his parents - connected the ground. After ordering him to enactment the weapon down, the serviceman fired 2 shots and helium was downed.

Not definite if the knifeman was dead, the serviceman continued to bid helium enactment the weapon down. His dependable tin beryllium heard shaking and helium yet near the scene. The knifeman was aboriginal identified arsenic Erik Bertelsen, He and his parents, Kerry and Terri, died astatine the country successful West Valley City, Utah.

West Valley City Police said: “At astir 5:12 p.m. connected January 1, 2025, constabulary dispatchers received a 911 telephone from a location astatine 3310 westbound Enterado avenue. Officers responded and entered the home.

“Inside, they discovered the bodies of a antheral big and a pistillate big who lived astatine the residence. Officers besides encountered the big lad of the deceased mates who besides lived astatine the residence and is the fishy successful the deaths of his parents. During the encounter, an serviceman fired connected the suspect, sidesplitting him.

“As is modular successful an serviceman progressive captious incident, a Salt Lake County Officer Involved Critical Incident Protocol squad is handling this investigation. The protocol squad led by the Salt Lake City Police Department volition behaviour the probe into this incident.

“The probe continues into the treble homicide/officer progressive captious incidental which occurred connected Enterado Ave. 1/1/25. No caller accusation is disposable astatine this clip regarding the homicides, nevertheless the names, ages and relationships of the progressive are arsenic follows.

“Terri Bertelsen (63) - parent of fishy (deceased), Kerry Bertelsen (67) - begetter of fishy (deceased), Erik Bertelsen (35) - lad of victims, and fishy successful their homicides. (deceased) All 3 resided successful the location connected Enterado. Body worn camera video from the constabulary effect to the location connected Enterado is available.”