A grand jury decided Friday to not indict a Salt Lake City Police sergeant for shooting and killing a man in 2018.
On April 18, 2018, SLCPD officers responded to a domestic violence call at 1132 E. Princeton Avenue.
Gill added that when police determined he was a threat, two shots were fired — one from what’s referred to as a “less-lethal weapon,” and the other was Sgt. Joshua Allread shooting Pikyavit with an AR-15. Pikyavit died at the scene. Following protocol, the DA’s office has been working to determine if charges should be filed against the sergeant.
Watt concluded that the sergeant’s actions were justified. Daigle said the force was not a reasonable amount and was unnecessary. And Ijames said the force was objectively reasonable, but the policies strayed away from contemporary training. Gill added that his concern was the fact that a less-lethal shot was fired first, but it was followed up with a fatal gunshot within milliseconds.
"The grand jury’s decision is a decision that our community deemed our officer’s actions justified under the law.
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