UTA officer who shot man near Salt Lake City TRAX station was justified, D.A. rules

Mark Lovato, 59, was shot “multiple” times, police said.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill during a news conference on March 10, 2023. Gill announced on Friday, March 31, 2023, that a Utah Transit Authority officer was justified when he fired his weapon at a man in September near a TRAX station.

UTA officer who shot man near Salt Lake City TRAX station was justified, D.A. rules

Mark Lovato, 59, was shot “multiple” times, police said.

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