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Man shot by police in West Valley City identified

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WEST VALLEY CITY — A man who died after being shot by a police officer in West Valley City was identified by police on Tuesday. The man, identified on Tuesday by the West Valley City Police Department as 40-year-old Sebastian Cerda-Monti, was shot by a police officer on Sunday.

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