All I Wanted was a Pair of Shoes

This week we had parent/teacher conference where I teach so I was off today. One of the errands that Jen and I had to do was to get a pair of running shoes for me, and a pair of cross-trainers for Jen. We found a good pair of running shoes for me at 26.2 running company, approximately 100 East and 100 North in American Fork.

After putting Heather and Hailey in the car Jen got in the car. As I was about to get in I looked north up 100 East to see two guys running through traffic. As the lead runner crossed the street he lost his phone and shoes, but didn't stop. Odd I thought, what a bunch of dumb kids. I suddenly realized that the second runner was a cop. I began to move towards the lead runner which is when the look on the runners face made me stop and move back.

Just then one of the employees and another customer moved in to stop the fleeing "suspect" (seems like the only word that fits). The employee, the other customer, and police officer took the runner to the ground right in front of Jen and Heather, who were watching the whole thing from the car. I moved my car to the other side of the parking lot so that Heather, Hailey and Jen didn't have front row seats to the arrest of the individual.

In a matter of minutes of me seeing the whole thing the parking lot was full of at least 20 police officers, several of which were in SWAT attire, equipped with their automatic weapons. Seemed a little over kill to me, but then I heard a couple officers talk about a 'shooting' which suddenly made a lot of things seem more reasonable.

KUTV had its helicopter circling overhead as well. Here is a link to the KUTV coverage of the event. It appears to be possibly tied to a shooting in Pleasant Grove where one person was killed.

Needless to say my outing to get a new pair of running shoes turned out to be more of an outing than Jen and I expected. At least I got a 40% discount on my shoes since I am the new throw coach for the Copper Hills track team. (Don't say a single word Emily, not a single word).

FYI, in the picture of the suspect (in orange) lying on his belly in the parking lot, my Sequoia was originally parked in the stall on the left side of the picture.