SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office (SLCoDA) announced today that they will not be filing charges against a Salt Lake City Police Department officer who fired his weapon at a fleeing suspect in December 2025.
Shortly before 3 a.m. on December 13, 2025, Salt Lake City Police Department (SLCPD) officers were dispatched to Pierpont Avenue in Salt Lake City after multiple reports of fights at two different nightclubs.
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SLCPD Officers Barnett and Hargrave, who had not been dispatched to the scene, arrived in a parking lot south of Pierpont and spoke with one of the individuals who had called 911 about the fights.
Around 3:11 a.m., a white four-door sedan fled through the parking lot and a rear passenger-side occupant fired multiple handgun round from the vehicle. Officer Barnett fired one round in the direction of the fleeing suspect vehicle.
Ultimately, the suspect vehicle fled west onto 300 South and, according to the SLCoDA, the suspect vehicles have not been located…