- South Jordan officers were justified in the 2024 shooting of Marcelo Gutierrez.
- Officers used Tasers and retreated 200 steps before firing at an armed Gutierrez.
- Gutierrez faced mental health issues; DA Sim Gill urges police mental health training.
SOUTH JORDAN — Two South Jordan police officers were legally justified in shooting and killing a man who was armed with a knife in 2024, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill announced Thursday.
What made this case unique was the time it took to take the man into custody and the distance the incident covered. Officers retreated more than 200 steps before firing their guns and police still had to wait nearly half an hour until they could get the knife Marcelo Josue Gutierrez was holding out of his hand.
Gutierrez, 31, was shot on June 15, 2024, after police responded to a report of a suspicious person looking in car windows at Glenmoor Baseball Park, near 4600 West and 9600 South…