Activists are now asking why an encounter with an unarmed man in crisis turned out to be fatal and accuse police of using disproportionate response.
A caller to 911 in Salt Lake City said a man had come into a brewery in his underwear, tried to steal beer and was running around in the street, posing a danger to himself and to drivers. Police tried to detain the man. Soon, Nykon Brandon was dead.of the Aug. 14 fatal encounter and the 911 recording, activists on Saturday were asking why an unarmed person wound up dead and were accusing police of using disproportionate force.
The 911 caller said a man had come to Fisher Brewing, attacked a person at the door and was "running around crazy. Very erratic. He just jumped in and out of the road." Bodycam footage released by Salt Lake City Police Department shows Nykon Brandon's encounter with officers before he died in custody.
Officers determined he was intoxicated, took him to the facility and cited him for public intoxication. But the facility is not a detention center and patients can leave at their will, KUTV reported. Salt Lake City Police said in a press release that officers began to perform medical aid at 3:27 p.m. A minute later, they administered the first of multiple doses of Narcan and started performing chest compressions.
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