Two police officers responding to a domestic disturbance call were shot and killed in Utah and a man was taken into custody after bystanders persuaded him to drop the gun, authorities said Monday.

The officers were responding to a domestic disturbance call late Sunday in a neighborhood in Tremonton, Utah, police said.

Tremonton-Garland Police Sgt. Lee Sorensen and Officer Eric Estrada were killed in a shooting while responding to a domestic disturbance call.