SALT LAKE CITY ( ABC4 ) — A nonprofit is hosting a dance Tuesday night — which may resemble a march — in memory of a woman who nonprofit officials say died at the hands of the police two years ago.
Nomad Alliance , a nonprofit dedicated to helping those who are experiencing homelessness, is throwing an event called “Dance for Justice, Remembering Megan Mohn” starting at the Utah State Capitol building at 5 p.m. on Jan. 30. The dance will move down State Street, led by a bus full of DJs, until arriving at the City and County Building just before Mayor Erin Mendenhall’s State of the City address .
The dance is in remembrance of Megan Mohn, who died in the hospital while in custody in January of 2022. Nomad Alliance officials said the organization worked closely with Mohn to help get her off the streets prior to the incident.
They said Mohn, who they describe as “funny,” “tenacious,” and a “loyal friend,” had been living in their microhome community, had stopped using hard drugs, and had kept a job for 10 months. They said she moved off the property for winter and was pet-sitting when she was evicted in the middle of the night in Jan. 2022.