U.S. District Judge David Barlow ruled that the two officers reasonably believed the 22-year-old was an “immediate threat to their safety.”
U.S. District Judge David Barlow on Monday granted a motion filed by Salt Lake City on Sept. 8 to issue a ruling in the civil case against officers Neil Iversen and Kevin Fortuna, as well as police chief Mike Brown.
Attorney Nathan Morris, who represents Palacios-Carbajal’s relatives, said Thursday that the family was “very disappointed and disheartened” by the ruling. Morris also said the family is “considering all of their options,” including appealing the ruling. However, Morris noted that the family feels progress has been made by the Salt Lake City Police Department and the district attorney since Palacios-Carbajal’s death.after police received a call around 2 a.m. reporting that someone had threatened two people at gunpoint.
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