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Algernon Moncrieff

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10. As of 11:30 Central -Crowds riot, throw items at police after officer-involved shooting in Salt Lake
Sun Feb 28, 2016, 12:32 AM
Feb 2016

Crowds riot, throw items at police after officer-involved shooting in Salt Lake City

http://fox13now.com/2016/02/27/large-police-presence-in-rio-grande-district-after-report-of-shooting/


SALT LAKE CITY -- Police shot a suspect in the Rio Grande District of Salt Lake City Saturday night who was involved in a physical altercation, and crowds of angry people reacting to the incident shouted and threw things at officers, prompting a massive police response.

TRAX service has been disrupted and police confirmed shortly before 10 p.m. that a four-block radius around the Gateway Mall will be closed for the next several hours due to the incident and investigation.

FOX 13 News first heard reports of shots fired in the area of the 300 South and Rio Grande Street just before 8 p.m. Salt Lake City Police initially confirmed there was a shooting, but it wasn't until just after 10 p.m. that they confirmed it was an officer-involved shooting.

Witnesses at the scene tell FOX 13 News' Robert Boyd police officers shot a 17-year-old teen who was involved in a fight with an older male, prompting an angry reaction from witnesses who felt they did not give the teen, who was reportedly wielding a broomstick, a chance to surrender. Police have confirmed two officers were involved and that at least one officer fired shots.



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