Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office, Utah
End of Watch: Thursday, February 24, 1994
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: February 24, 1994
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Committed suicide
Deputy Michael Welcker was killed in a shootout with a man through an apartment door at the Granada Apartments at 1747 West Bowling Avenue in Salt Lake City.
He was attempting to arrest an armed aggravated assault suspect when the incident took place. The suspect fired through the apartment door; one other deputy was hit in the wrist. Although Deputy Welcker was wearing body armor, the bullet struck him under his arm, between the Kevlar panels, missing the armor.
The suspect, a parolee, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Deputy Welcker had served with the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office for four years. He was survived by his parents.