DA rules officers justified in fatal Midvale shooting
Salt Lake County District Attorney
and last updated 2021-04-09 17:06:25-04
SALT LAKE CITY â Three police officers were justified in the
The officers from the Unified and West Valley City police departments shot and killed 22-year-old Matthew Knowlden after he pointed a weapon at officers during an encounter on Sept. 18, 2020.
Gill said the officers were involved in a multiagency investigation when they located a man who was a suspect who had fled from police the previous day. The suspect, who was not Knowlden, was allegedly involved in a drive-by shooting and robbery.
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SALT LAKE CITY Three police officers who shot and killed a man after he pointed a gun at them were legally justified in doing so, even though the man never fired a shot, the Salt Lake County District Attorney s Office announced Friday.
At least one officer said she believed that Matthew C. Knowlden, 22, actually fired his weapon at her, even though an investigation by the district attorney s office found he could not have fired at them. A report found that the safety was on which also locked the slide there was no round in the chamber, and the seven-round magazine was at full capacity with seven cartridges.
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Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill holds his hands up as if firing a gun during a press conference at the District Attorney’s Office in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 9, 2021. During the press conference, Gill announced three police officers who shot and killed Matthew C. Knowlden, 22, after he pointed a gun at them on Sept. 18, 2020, were legally justified in doing so, even though the man never fired a shot.
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Three police officers who shot and killed a man after he pointed a gun at them were legally justified in doing so, even though the man never fired a shot, the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday.
The Salt Lake County District Attorney announced that three police officers who shot and killed Matthew Knowlden last September were legally justified sltrib.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sltrib.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.