A Thanksgiving gathering in Clinton, Utah, ended with two men dead after an exchange of gunfire in the early hours of November 28, 2024. Hosts and guests were at a home near 2600 West and 2250 North when 35-year-old Jacob Pluim confronted a guest, 40-year-old Keith Miller, as Miller attempted to leave; Pluim fired multiple shots, fatally wounding Miller, who later died at a hospital.

According to police, another adult male at the residence then armed himself and tried to talk to Pluim; the encounter escalated and that man shot and killed Pluim at the scene. Clinton City Police arrived about 1:00 a.m., found both men with gunshot wounds, and interviewed multiple witnesses whose statements and scene evidence supported the sequence described.

The Davis County Attorney’s Office reviewed the case and declined to charge the man who shot Pluim, concluding his actions were in self-defense to protect himself and others.