SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake City Police Department officer was injured following an incident in which one person was shot and killed near South Salt Lake on Wednesday morning.
According to the department, officers were called to an assault in progress at approximately 9 a.m. at the corner of 2100 South and 300 West. When officers arrived, they found a suspect who they claimed was armed with a rock.
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At one point, police said the suspect threw a rock at officers, leading one to fire their weapon. The suspect, who wasn't identified by police, was struck and was being transported to the hospital when they died
One officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries, although investigators weren't able to say how they were injured.
The West Jordan Police Department is handling the investigation into the incident.
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