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Witness describes moments leading up to deadly police shooting in Tooele County

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A witness to Wednesday’s deadly officer-involved shooting in Tooele County said he watched a police pursuit end in a crash, followed by gunfire between officers and a suspect. Austin Larson said he was watching from a distance as a truck pulling a camper fled from police before losing control and crashing into a fence near Sheep Lane.

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