Lawsuit claims UPD officer who shot and killed an unarmed Utah man fired 5 times after man had fallen to the ground

Attorney Bob Sykes wrote that the shooting was unreasonable and those last 5 shots were “egregious.”

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Luciano Pena-Valencia, Bryan Pena-Valencia's son, poses with Mario Herrera at the memorial for Bryan Pena-Valencia on Saturday, March 20, 2021. Bryan Pena-Valencia was killed in March 2020 by Unified police officer Omar Flores. He was unarmed. Herrera filed a lawsuit on behalf of Bryan Pena-Valencia on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, alleging Flores unnecessarily used deadly force.

Lawsuit claims UPD officer who shot and killed an unarmed Utah man fired 5 times after man had fallen to the ground

Attorney Bob Sykes wrote that the shooting was unreasonable and those last 5 shots were “egregious.”

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