Fatal Taylorsville police shooting was justified, D.A. rules — even though key evidence went missing

District Attorney Sim Gill said a bullet that pierced a responding officer’s chest was never logged into evidence.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill discusses police body camera footage during a press conference, Friday, March 10, 2023, and said that the Dec. 2, 2021, use of deadly force against Anei Gabriel Joker by multiple agencies was justified. Joker was fatally shot by police in a convenience store parking lot in Taylorsville.

Fatal Taylorsville police shooting was justified, D.A. rules — even though key evidence went missing

District Attorney Sim Gill said a bullet that pierced a responding officer’s chest was never logged into evidence.

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