The only officer charged in connection with a police shooting in Utah last year when the numbers reached a record high wasn’t from the state. The shooting didn’t happen last year. And the officer wasn’t charged with killing the man.
This 2018 case involves a Colorado deputy, who now faces charges for firing through his windshield during a rolling shootout with men in an old Ford Tempo.
While no video footage exists of the chase or shooting, a
Salt Lake Tribune review of police reports and interviews investigators conducted with the officer and a person in the other car offer an unusually detailed look at this chaotic case.
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Montezuma County expands historic road map
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Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 2:20 PM Updated: Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 4:48 PM Montezuma County recently installed this sign along the Dolores/Norwood Road near the base of Dunlap Hill. The Journal file Montezuma County has created an historic road map in an effort to document the routes. Courtesy Montezuma County
Montezuma County expands historic road map Montezuma County recently installed this sign along the Dolores/Norwood Road near the base of Dunlap Hill. The Journal file Courtesy Montezuma County