Two Sandy police officers were legally justified when they fatally shot a man who charged at them with a knife during a domestic violence call on March 22, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill announced July 23.

Officers Glenn Ware and Ryan Shaddick each fired six times, killing Isaac Jesse Watters, 45, inside a residence near 8800 South, just west of Highland Drive. The entire confrontation unfolded in less than two minutes after officers entered the home, according to Gill's final report.

Gill released body camera footage at a press conference Thursday and called the incident "another reminder of why domestic violence calls are some of the most dangerous for police to respond to, and how quickly the circumstances of such calls can change."

Two calls, five hours apart

Police first responded to the same home about five hours earlier that morning. Watters himself made that call, requesting officers be present while he retrieved money from the residence. He told police his estranged wife had changed the locks while he was in the Salt Lake County Jail on a recent arrest.

Officers confirmed no active protective orders barred Watters from the home or from contacting his wife. According to Gill's report, officers told the wife they were "very limited on what they could do because it was still legally his house."

Watters left after that first contact. His estranged wife also left to stay with her mother.

Second call and the fatal confrontation

Just before 3 p.m., the wife spotted Watters on her doorbell camera and called police again, reporting he had broken into the residence. She and her mother waited outside for officers to enter first.

Body camera footage released Thursday shows the wife's office in disarray. She can be heard crying in the background.

According to Gill's report, once officers encountered Watters inside, he told them he wanted them to shoot him and became insistent. He then pulled a fixed-blade knife from a sheath strapped under his right pant leg and charged across the entryway toward the officers, who drew their handguns and fired.

Watters died at the scene.

What the clearance means

Gill's determination is the final step in the county's officer-involved shooting review process.

The Sandy Police Department has not issued a separate public statement on the clearance. Residents with information related to domestic violence situations can contact Sandy police at 801-568-7200 or call 911 in an emergency.