SLCPD Releases Body-Worn Camera Footage from August 31, 2026, OICI
SALT LAKE CITY — Today, in compliance with Salt Lake City ordinance 2.10.200, the Salt Lake City Police Department (SLCPD) is releasing body-worn camera (BWC) footage from a case that resulted in an officer involved critical incident (OICI) protocol activation.
At 8:30 p.m. on Monday, August 31, 2026, Salt Lake City police officers responded to a violent psychiatric problem at 575 East 400 South.
The caller informed SLC911 a man hit their car and was now screaming in the street. The caller also believed the man may be drunk.
At 8:33 p.m. officers found a man near the drive through of a business. Officers gave the man several commands to sit down and the man refused.
As the man tried to leave, he encountered other officers, stopped and brandished a knife towards officers.
Officers continued to give commands to drop the knife, but the man refused.
An officer deployed a Taser, firing 4 probes which were ineffective.
The man ran east towards 600 East. A police officer in a vehicle tried to stop the man but he ran around the car into the parking lot on the east side of 600 East.
The man continued to brandish the knife, two officers fired their weapon striking the man.
The man was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The officers involved have been placed on administrative leave as is standard practice.
No officers or other individuals were injured.
Protocol Team 2, led by the Unified Police Department, is conducting an independent investigation.
No further information can be released at this time.
Body-Worn Camera 1
Body-Worn Camera 2
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Body-Worn Camera 4
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