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A man shot by Salt Lake City police in March has been sent to federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
Salvador Miranda Flores, 30, was charged in April in U.S. District Court for having a gun during a March 3 traffic stop, during which he was shot twice by police. Flores did not fire his weapon.
Following a guilty plea to felon in possession of a firearm, Flores was sentenced in July to 17 months in prison, according to court documents.
Flores, 30, was initially charged in state court with two counts of second-degree felony assault against a police officer, second-degree felony possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person and misdemeanor interfering with an arresting officer.
The state case was dismissed Tuesday.
Flores was shot after officers — responding to a report of a suspicious pickup truck cruising the area of a 7-Eleven store — pulled him over about 2:30 a.m. on March 3 at 1125 S. State Street.
When Flores was asked to exit the pickup, he came out and pulled what appeared to be a handgun from his waistband, according to state charges.
The gun pulled by Flores proved to be an Airsoft pistol, but a second handgun — this one a real firearm that was loaded — was found in a holster on Flores' right hip, charges state.
Yet another gun — a plastic one painted to give it a real appearance — was found inside the truck, along with "a hold up note," according to charges.
Flores was considered a restricted person due to a 2009 conviction for third-degree felony aggravated assault, for which he was sentenced to probation, according to court records.
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