A man was shot and killed by police on Thursday evening in downtown Salt Lake City.
The West Valley City Police Department was assisting the U.S. Marshals’ Violent Fugitive Apprehension Team in tracking down a fugitive wanted for a parole violation. Brandon Holt, a chief deputy for the U.S. Marshals Service, said they found the man near 1000 S. Main St. He said the man drew a weapon while running from police.
“Officers confronted him and he ran on foot, produced a firearm and he continued to run,” Holt said. “Commands were given, and he continued to flee. A K-9 unit was deployed. The man brandished his firearm and was engaged by officers and was fatally wounded.”
Holt said no one else was injured in the shooting. He did not say to which department the officers who fired the fatal shots belonged.
The K-9 unit did not belong to the Salt Lake City Police Department, which arrived on the scene after the shooting. The mayor suspended the use of Salt Lake City K-9s to apprehend suspects after an officer’s body camera footage showed a dog attacking a Black man who was on his knees with his hands in the air.
The man’s identity is being withheld pending notification of his next of kin.
