Update, May 14 • The injuries to the 18-year-old man shot by police are no longer considered life-threatening, Salt Lake City police said in a news release. He was still hospitalized Wednesday, and under police guard, the release said.
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A man is in critical condition after he was shot by a Salt Lake City police officer allegedly after an attempted traffic stop late Monday.
According to the Salt Lake City Police Department, an officer attempted to stop the suspect as he was driving on 600 West near South Temple at approximately 11 p.m. The suspect refused to stop and continued driving south on 600 West.
Officers later found the suspect’s vehicle abandoned after it had appeared to have crashed into several other parked vehicles near 70 South. A search for the suspect, which involved a K9 unit, immediately began in the area following the vehicle’s discovery.
At 11:43 p.m., an officer located a man near the abandoned car and ordered him to stop running from the scene, but the man allegedly did not comply. When police said the man reached for his waistband, the officer fired at least one shot.
First responders initially treated the man and transported him to the hospital in stable condition, only to learn a few hours later that his condition had “deteriorated” to critical condition and that his injuries were considered “life-threatening.”
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