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KAYSVILLE — A man is dead after a high-speed chase on Interstate 15 in Davis County turned into a standoff with the Utah Highway Patrol.

The chase, involving a black pickup truck, started in Lehi when officers approached a man about a bank robbery that occurred Friday at a Chase Bank in Draper. When police confronted him, he took off.

The chase moved northbound into Davis County at speeds between 70 and 110 mph.

Southbound I-15 re-opened soon after the standoff ended, but northbound lanes between Park Lane in Farmington and 200 North in Kaysville remained closed Monday night, causing traffic to spill onto congested alternate routes. They reopened Tuesday morning.

The vehicle's tires were spiked, but the man continued driving on the vehicle's rims until police performed a pit maneuver, causing the vehicle to spin out. The suspect then engaged in a standoff with police at milepost 329 near the Layton Parkway Exit.

Man killed in chase suspected in bank robbery The suspect killed at the conclusion of a high-speed chase on I-15 Monday was wanted in connection with the robbery of a Draper bank last week. Police said a man walked into the Chase Bank at 252 E. 12300 South around 4:15 p.m. on Feb. 22, handed a note to a bank employee and demanded money. The suspect was wearing a light-colored, button-up shirt with a hood at the time of the robbery. The bank's security cameras captured images of the man. Check the story gallery to view those photos

In aerial footage, the man was seen holding a gun while standing beside his truck. About 1012 police vehicles can be seen in the video, with officers holding the man at gunpoint.

"Once he got out of the vehicle he had to go down at his side," said Dwayne Baird, spokesman for the Department of Public Safety. "He maneuvered with that gun and raised it in the direction of the officers, and that's when we returned fire."

Officers fired multiple shots, killing the man.

"It's a situation we never want to happen," Baird said. "Our obligation and responsibility is the safety of the public. If an individual is threatening our officers or members of the public, we have to take the necessary steps to stop that threat."

No officers or bystanders were injured in the shootout.

Officers from the Draper Police Department began the chase and were joined by the Utah Highway Patrol. Each department has its own pursuit policy, but state law has minimum standard guidelines that require supervisors to consider road and weather conditions, traffic and the seriousness of the offense, among other things.

Baird said the decision to keep the chase going during rush hour was a collaborative effort.

"(It was) the dangerous aspect of this individual," he said. "He was armed and we knew that. We believed he may take action to hurt others."

Police have not released the name as of Monday night. The case will be handed over to the State Bureau of Affairs.

Contributing: Jed Boal and Jennifer Stagg

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