- Six police officers were found to be legally justified in shooting and killing a 17-year-old boy in South Jordan.
- The boy, identified only as C.H., fired one shot at officers on Jan. 3, 2025.
- District Attorney Sim Gill called a third round of police shots “disturbing and troubling” but found no criminal violations.
SOUTH JORDAN — Six police officers were legally justified in shooting and killing a 17-year-old boy who exchanged shots with police, the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday.
On Jan. 3, 2025, a 17-year-old boy — who police and District Attorney Sim Gill would only identify by his initials C.H. — was shot and killed following an incident that involved police officers from several Salt Lake County agencies and, ultimately, what the Salt Lake County district attorney determined were three separate shooting incidents.
South Jordan police were originally called to investigate a possible car burglary near 9400 South and 4600 West about 10:20 p.m. About 30 minutes after officers began searching the area, they spotted a male inside the back of a car parked in a driveway near 9500 South and 5400 West…