Man shot by police was on painkillers

NORTH LOGAN, Utah -- A 34-year-old man was on pain pills for a back problem when he was shot four times by police inside a northern Utah hospital emergency room, a family member said.

Jason Burr was sent to the emergency room at Cache Valley Hospital in North Logan after being told he needed immediate surgery, said Gar Workman, the grandfather of Burr's wife, Cassy Burr.

Burr returned to the emergency room with two handguns Friday morning after he was earlier turned away for help there, Workman said. Workman said Burr was on strong pain medication at the time, and he thinks Burr was not in his right mind.

Burr was shot after he made demands and pulled out the two guns, police said. He was injured by two probation officers who were with a parolee at the hospital, about 85 miles north of Salt Lake City. Nobody else was injured.

Burr, who suffered chest wounds, was listed in critical but stable condition at a Salt Lake City hospital.

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