The Utah County Attorney's Office said 3 Saratoga Springs police officers were legally justified in using deadly force against a man trying to break into a home.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Three Saratoga Springs police officers who shot and killed an armed man trying to break into a random house in January were legally justified in using deadly force, even though the man apparently did not point his gun at police, the Utah County Attorney's Office announced Monday.
The officer had his police K-9 walk around the SUV, and the dog indicated there may be drugs in the vehicle. As one officer asked Sallee questions about where he had been, a second officer noticed the SUV's parking lights were not on anymore, the report states. Sallee went into Bluffdale just past Camp Williams on Redwood Road before turning around and heading back to Saratoga Springs. He was spotted by Robertson, who resumed the chase and informed dispatchers that Sallee's two passenger-side tires were flat, the report states.
"With gun drawn, officer Llorens quickly advanced toward the front porch steps while repeatedly shouting at Sallee to show his hands. Instead, Sallee turned facing officer Llorens, descended the front-porch steps with his right hand behind his back, then turned and walked back up the stairs," according to the report.
Gray notes that the officers did not shoot when they first saw Sallee's gun, and that their actions were legally justified even though he never appeared to point his gun directly at them.
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