Man shot and killed in Salt Lake City police incident

SALT LAKE CITY — A man was shot and killed by police officers early Tuesday morning in Salt Lake City after allegedly refusing to comply with orders."We still do not know the name of the man who was shot and killed, or anything about him at this point," explained Salt Lake City Police Department spokesperson Brent Weisberg.

A man was shot & killed by SLCPD early this morning near 900 So State St., the critical incident protocol team is now in place and State Street is completely shut down at 900 S. & State, we are gathering details & will have updates on Good Day Utah pic.twitter.com/QAjAMDXJ2x Eventually, the situation escalated, resulting in four Salt Lake City Police officers firing four shots at the man.

“The public may never fully realize or understand the volatile, dangerous, and often unpredictable situations our officers face,” said Chief Mike Brown in a statement. “This investigation will gather additional facts, but I am relieved there were no other physical injuries to our officers or other community members. The safety of our city remains our number one priority.”

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