SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A Riverton police officer was placed on paid administrative leave following a fatal officer-involved shooting in Draper, marking the fourth officer-involved critical incident in Utah this year.
Riverton police confirmed the officer remains on leave with full pay and benefits while the investigation continues. In Salt Lake County, multi-agency officer-involved critical incident teams conduct those investigations.
“It should be a robust investigation,” said Michael Gennaco, a law enforcement oversight expert and president of the OIR Group, which reviews police practices for agencies across the country…