Summit County Sheriff deputies and fire personnel responded Saturday night to a brush fire in North Summit that was started by a target shooter.
Shortly after 7 p.m. on Aug. 29, deputies got the call about the fire in the Echo Ranches area.
Sheriff’s Lt. Andrew Wright said North Summit fire personnel also responded and contained the fire, which burned about six acres.
Three parties were onsite. A 27-year-old Lehi man, who is a co-owner of the property, admitted that he was shooting with his friends and he caused a spark that set off the fire.
The county’s current fire restriction order forbids target shooting. However, Lt. Wright said the group was cooperative. They also included a 29-year-old Cottonwood Heights resident, who had called in the fire to dispatch; and a 27-year-old man from Garden City, Idaho.
The case will be forwarded to the County Attorney’s Office for possible prosecution.