A Utah Transit Authority police officer was justified when he shot a man “multiple” times in September near a Central Ninth neighborhood TRAX station, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill announced Friday.
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill during a news conference on March 10, 2023. Gill announced on Friday, March 31, 2023, that a Utah Transit Authority officer was justified when he fired his weapon at a man in September near a TRAX station.shot a man “multiple” times in September
When the officers approached the two men, Lovato walked around a corner. The other person told the officers that Lovato had been chasing him with a knife, the letter states. At one point, Lovato began walking toward them and paused, so one of the officers went for his Taser instead, but Lovato then charged at the officers with the blade.
As of Friday, findings from the Utah Office of the Medical Examiner regarding Lovato’s death were still pending.
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