Kane County UT Sheriff's Deputy Brian Harris, Shot & Killed During Foot Chase of Scott Curley

Sheriff's deputy Brian Harris, shot & killed by Scott Curley during foot-chase in desert near Utah-Arizona border.

SHOCK: A Utah sheriff's deputy, Brian Harris, was shot and killed with a high powered scope rifle in a desert area near the Arizona-Utah border Thursday by Scott Curley and a manhunt is now underway for the for his capture.

Deputy Brian Harris was shot during a foot chase with a Fredonia, Ariz. resident known to both Coconino County, AZ and Kane County deputies. Harris was pursuing Scott Curley in connection with a burglary Wednesday and a confrontation with a custodian at a local high school Thursday. The chase began in Utah and ended about three to four miles later in Arizona, just east of Fredonia.

Harris was "following tracks" when he was shot about 2:20 p.m., said Cocoino County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Jim Driscoll. How the confrontation unfolded was still being investigated early Friday. Source: Deseret News

My thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the fallen law enforcement officer. Brian Harris, who lived in Mt. Carmel, leaves behind a wife and two daughters.