One dead and two deputies shot in an altercation outside of a Utah jail localnews8.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from localnews8.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Editor s note: This article is a part of a series reviewing Utah and U.S. history for KSL.com s Historic section.
SALT LAKE CITY Monday marked this year s International Women s Day, which is in the middle of Women s History Month.
Women have played a vital role in Utah history, and some firsts in U.S. history also occurred in the Beehive State. For example, Salt Lake City was the site of the first election in modern U.S. history to be open to both men and women. Martha Hughes Cannon was also the first woman in U.S. history to serve as a state senator.
| Updated: 10:40 p.m.
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill took the rare step Friday of declaring that a police officer was not justified in shooting a suspect. And he said this could happen more often going forward if officers shoot someone and don’t give a reason why they felt threatened.
The lack of evidence is a key issue in Bryan Pena-Valencia’s death last March. All prosecutors had to go on to make their determination was statements from the involved officers and a couple of people who heard (but didn’t see) the shooting, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill wrote in a finding letter.
UPD officer was not justified in March 2020 use of deadly force, DA says
District Attorney Sim Gill declines to file charges
Posted at 12:38 PM, Mar 05, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-05 22:29:21-05
SALT LAKE CITY â A Unified Police Department officer was not justified in using deadly force in a March 21, 2020 incident that claimed a 28-year-old man s life, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill s office announced Friday.
According to a news release from Gill s office, Officer Omar Flores fired shots that killed Bryan Ulysses Pena-Valencia following a police pursuit in Taylorsville.
Flores was wearing a body-worn camera that morning, but the camera did not record the shooting, a letter from Gill s office says. Investigators determined the camera became detached from Flores uniform as he chased Pena-Valencia over a backyard fence.
Man kidnapped, murdered Kearns woman because she knew too much, charges say ksl.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ksl.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.