More details on two officer-involved shootings in Salt Lake County, involving suspects who lived, were released Friday \u2014 now that the men have been convicted.
Malui Salesi Vehikite, 30, has pleaded guilty to shooting a South Jordan police officer in 2021, severing the femoral artery of the officer, shattering his femur and nearly killing him.
The Salt Lake County district attorney concluded Friday that the actions of officers involved in two separate 2021 police shootings in South Jordan and Salt Lake City were legally justified.
A man accused of shooting and nearly killing a South Jordan police officer was charged Monday with attempted aggravated murder and three other felonies.