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Crews sweep away homeless camp at police shooting memorial TAYLOR STEVENS , The Salt Lake Tribune April 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 11 1of11A woman collects belongings as Salt Lake County conducts a homeless camp cleanup at the Fleet Block Murals, a series of murals depicting people killed by police Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Salt Lake City. Officials call it a cleanup that was necessary to alleviate environmental and health concerns at the site. But advocates say the stresses of the coronavirus pandemic have been compounded by a housing crisis and a severe shortage of shelt...

Tensions flare as health department clears homeless encampments in Salt Lake City “These are people’s only homes,” said an advocate, who worried that the unsheltered individuals will have nowhere to go. (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) A Salt Lake City Police officer holds up police tape for two men leaving the Rio Grande area with their belongings, Dec. 10, 2020. | Updated: Dec. 13, 2020, 4:10 a.m. Tensions flared between protesters and police in downtown Salt Lake City on Thursday as dozens of people experiencing homelessness were forced to leave the camps where they were li...