VIDEO: Man shot after throwing rocks at SLC police officers

A Salt Lake City police call, which started with officers attempting to understand whether a man had been assaulted or was the aggressor in a fight, ended with the man being shot to death after throwing rocks at the officers.

Newly released body camera video shows what occurred during the October 29 incident and what led to the man, identified as 47-year-old Jose Hernandez, being killed.

The incident began when officers were called via 911 to the area of 2100 South and 300 West. According to police, the person who had called 911said a man had been attacked in the middle of the street and was “starting to wake up” before hanging up the phone…

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