- Officer William Barnett was cleared of charges for firing at a vehicle.
- The incident occurred Dec. 13 after shots were allegedly fired into a crowd by a passenger in a moving vehicle.
- Barnett’s shot hit a parked car; no injuries were reported, and the gunman remains at large.
SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake City police officer who fired a single round at a vehicle after a passenger allegedly fired several rounds into a crowd will not face criminal charges.
The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday that officer William Barnett was legally justified in using deadly force on Dec. 13.
On that day, Salt Lake City police were called to a possible fight about 3 a.m. near 149 W. Pierpont Ave. after receiving a 911 call from a security guard. Moments later, police received another call from a woman down the street from that address, “then a male came on the line and stated that everyone at the nightclub had guns,” according to Gill’s report…