Kade Tuttle called police for help getting inside. His roommate is accused of killing him.

Kade Tuttle called police because his roommate had locked him out of their Salt Lake City apartment. When officers arrived, they found the 24-year-old outside the door with a fatal gunshot wound. Detectives now allege that the roommate fired through that closed door—then neither checked on Tuttle nor called for help.⁠¹⁴⁠¹⁵

Police arrested James Stacey Riedman, 47, after a negotiated surrender on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. He was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of murder and obstruction of justice. His account—that he feared being harmed and meant only to frighten Tuttle—sits at the center of an allegation that has not been tested in court.⁠¹⁴⁠¹⁵

The police department’s November 4 release fixes the dispatch time at 1:05 p.m. the previous day. Tuttle had told the emergency dispatcher that his roommate would not let him into their shared home. Officers attempted to provide aid when they found him, but he died at the scene. KSL’s reporting of the booking affidavit gives the address as 768 North Redwood Road, near 800 North.⁠¹⁴⁠¹⁵

The date matters because KUTV’s November 4 follow-up, also published by KJZZ, describes the response as occurring Monday. The police release explicitly dates it to Tuesday, November 3. The fatal shooting, barricade and surrender concern that single incident, not separate shootings on successive days.⁠¹⁠²⁠¹⁴

The detailed account of the dispute comes largely from what investigators say Riedman told them after his surrender. According to the booking affidavit reported by KSL, he had rented Tuttle a room several weeks earlier. He described incidents in which he believed Tuttle was disrespecting him or taking advantage of him. Those grievances are Riedman’s account of their relationship, not independently established misconduct by Tuttle.⁠¹⁵

Riedman said he deliberately locked Tuttle out because of those grievances and concerns about his behavior. When Tuttle returned, he knocked and demanded entry, according to the reported affidavit. Riedman said Tuttle also tried calling him, but he did not answer.⁠¹⁵⁠¹⁷

Riedman claimed he became afraid when Tuttle threatened to kick down the door. He told investigators he feared Tuttle would enter and hurt him, or recruit others to hurt him. Police say he then retrieved a firearm, pointed it at the closed door and fired one round toward the place where Tuttle had been knocking. Riedman said his intention was to scare him away; detectives allege the round struck and killed Tuttle.⁠¹⁵⁠¹⁴

Investigators recorded a sharp objection to that explanation: Riedman could not articulate “any reasonable facts as to why he believed he was in imminent danger,” according to the affidavit quoted by KSL. That is the detectives’ assessment, not a court finding. The available reporting establishes neither that an attack was underway nor that a court has accepted or rejected his asserted justification.⁠¹⁵

The distinction is consequential. An intention to frighten someone does not make a shot through a door harmless. But deciding whether the evidence proves murder, and how the claimed fear bears on that allegation, belongs to the legal process—not to the wording of an arrest announcement.

What allegedly followed the shot is also part of the investigation. Riedman told detectives he heard a gasp outside but did not open the door to see whether anyone was injured, according to the reported affidavit. He did not call police or emergency medical services. Investigators say he hid the gun in his bedroom and picked up and concealed the spent cartridge casing—alleged actions relevant to the obstruction investigation.⁠¹⁵

The reported arrest document also notes that a teenager was in the apartment directly opposite Riedman’s door. No injury to that teenager is established. The detail places the alleged gunfire in a shared residential space, with another occupied home across from the doorway.⁠¹⁷

Officers could see someone inside the apartment when they arrived, but he refused to come out. The police SWAT Team and Crisis Negotiation Team responded. After several hours of negotiation, Riedman surrendered voluntarily and was taken into custody without a further reported incident. Other residents were told to shelter in place, and Redwood Road was closed in both directions near the complex.⁠¹⁴⁠¹³⁠¹

A FOX 13 report published by The Salt Lake Tribune places the surrender at approximately 4:30 p.m. KSL reported that he had surrendered as of 4:42 p.m.; that is a status-report time, not confirmation of a different surrender time. The police release does not give an exact duration beyond several hours of negotiation.⁠⁸⁠⁷⁠¹⁴

Initial reporting said police had not determined whether the fatal wound was self-inflicted or caused by someone else. The November 4 police account supersedes that preliminary uncertainty with a specific homicide allegation against Riedman. It does not turn that allegation into a verdict. After the surrender, detectives sought a search warrant to examine the apartment; the available material does not establish when it was executed or what was recovered.⁠⁴⁠⁹⁠¹⁴

The reported booking allegations are one count of first-degree felony murder and one count of second-degree felony obstruction of justice. Although some reports use the language of “charges,” the established step is an investigative booking; a formal prosecutorial filing has not been verified. Gephardt Daily reported on November 4 that Riedman was being held without bail, but a detention order, subsequent custody changes and a scheduled court appearance are not established in the available reporting. He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.⁠¹⁵⁠¹⁷