A Utah Alzheimer’s center didn’t immediately tell police about a resident who allegedly assaulted another. The victim died days later; the accused man also has died.

Police say a patient at a South Jordan Alzheimer’s care center died after an assault by another resident — and that care center employees did not immediately report the alleged attack.

Administrators at Pheasant Run Alzheimer's Special Care Center say staff "appropriately notified law enforcement" after a 69-year-old patient was acting violently on Sept. 19.

But South Jordan Police say staff did not alert them to the most serious attack, which led to an 88-year-old fellow patient being hospitalized. He died days later.

The suspect in the homicide also has died since the alleged attack, according to an obituary last week.