Utah Man Apparently Distraught Over Brother's Redeployment to Iraq Shot

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Utah Man Apparently Distraught Over Brother's Redeployment to Iraq Shot After Brandishing Gun

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RIVERTON, Utah (AP) - A Utah National Guardsman, apparently distraught that his brother was being redeployed to Iraq, was shot and killed early Sunday morning after threatening his family and brandishing a shotgun at deputies, authorities said.

Chad Thompson, 32, whose family said he had been drinking, was upset after learning that his brother's tour of duty was being extended, according to Sgt. Rosie Rivera, a spokeswoman for the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office.

Thompson, a Guardsman for more than a decade, was a full-time supply staff sergeant stationed at Camp William in Riverton.

Thompson's mother-in-law called authorities just before 2 a.m. Sunday, saying her son-in-law was en route to the family residence "on a rampage" and "irate with everyone," Rivera said.

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