Police said the shooting occurred in the garage of Sugar House’s home.
(Colby Peterson | Salt Lake Tribune) Investigators are discussing the Salt Lake City police shootings at 900 East and 1700 South on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
Two Salt Lake City police officers shot and seriously injured a 37-year-old man at a sugar house on Tuesday, a police spokesperson said.
The shooting occurred shortly after 11:30 a.m. at homes near 900 East and 1700 South. Police said his crisis outreach team at the Huntsman Institute of Mental Health Mobile was already in the area and sought assistance from the Salt Lake City Police Department. Said.
The Mobile Crisis Outreach Team is made up of both trained and licensed clinicians and peer support specialists. provide support to people Anyone experiencing a mental health crisis. As of Tuesday, it’s unclear why his team responded to the home in the first place.
(Colby Peterson | Salt Lake Tribune) Detective Michelle Peterson provides a media update on the shooting in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
The 37-year-old man was in the garage of his home when the assistance team arrived. Together, social workers who responded and his family contacted him, police said. Outreach It is unclear why his team requested police assistance.
When the police arrived, they met with a social worker and family, and together they took the officer to another garage.
Social workers and relatives spoke with the man while he was inside the garage, police said. Both officers then opened fire.
The type of weapon the man wielded is unknown. Police did not identify. No officers were injured in the shooting.
“Today our officers took action to protect two social workers and their families during an incident that unfolded in a flash,” Police Chief Mike Brown said in a statement Tuesday night.
“Our officers have been asked by social workers to respond to this call for protection and assistance,” Brown said in a statement. relied on their training and experience to protect others and themselves.”
Responding officers along with Salt Lake City Fire Department personnel administered first aid to the man after the shooting before he was taken to a local hospital. Police said the man was unidentified. seriously injured.
A police spokesperson said the two Salt Lake City officers who fired the shots were put on leave in accordance with official procedures.
According to the Huntsman Mental Health Institute, when the Utah Crisis Line receives a call and a mobile outreach team may be deployed, a “thorough” risk assessment is performed on the call to ensure the team can operate safely. It is determined whether Please respond, said Rachel Lusinski, director of the Institute’s Community Crisis Service.
“It’s unusual for law enforcement support and backup to be called for, but it happens,” Ruszynski said. “Generally speaking, our [mobile crisis outreach team] If a risk assessment determines that staff pose a potential safety threat, staff will call law enforcement for backup or onsite support. “
Rusinski did not provide further details about the nature of Tuesday’s crisis line call that later led to police firing.
It was the 16th police shooting in Utah so far this year, according to a database maintained by the Salt Lake Tribune.
(Colby Peterson | Salt Lake Tribune) Police vehicles surround the scene of the shootings at 900 East and 1700 South on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
