Douglas Scott Barney

Death by Force

On a Sunday morning in Holladay, Utah, a seemingly routine traffic accident set in motion a chain of events that would end in tragedy. It was January 17, 2016, and Douglas Scott Barney, a 44-year-old Caucasian male and an 18-year veteran of law enforcement, was on duty. He was working an overtime shift to help cover the costs of his cancer treatments. When a call came in about a traffic collision, Barney responded to the scene near the intersection of 4500 South and 2300 East.

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