Utah Police Officer Killed; 3 Suspects in Custody

A Utah police officer was hit by a vehicle and killed early Sunday morning while trying to apprehend three people suspected of stealing a car, police said.

The three suspects are in custody, according to police in the Salt Lake City suburb of West Valley City, reports CNN .

The slain officer has been identified as 25-year-old Cody Brotherson, Police Chief Lee Russo said in a statement.

Brotherson was outside of his vehicle attempting to deploy tire spikes when he was hit by the suspects in the vehicle fleeing police, the statement said. He leaves behind a fiancee, two brothers, and his parents.