A Taylorsville police officer was legally justified in exchanging gunfire with a man in 2021, the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office concluded.
TAYLORSVILLE — A Taylorsville police officer who exchanged shots with a man who later took his own life was justified in using deadly force, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill announced Friday.
"I have him hiding behind a tree," Cameron calmly tells dispatchers on his police radio, which was recorded on his body camera.As the officer approached Rehn, shining his flashlight on him, Rehn went behind another nearby tree, then took off running. "I was getting shot at. Felt like I was going to die," he later told investigators, while explaining he believed Rehn was "out to kill."
Additional officers from several agencies and the Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter were called to the area to search for Rehn. About 7 a.m., ahiding in the window well of his family's home. The boy alerted his parents who called 911.
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