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Justified ruling in fatal police shooting of man who shot deputy in eye, grazed another

The deputy who lost an eye in the shooting remains on the mend, Sheriff Rosie Rivera said Friday.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill speaks during a press announcement on Thursday, July 22, 2021. On Friday, Gill announced that a sheriff’s deputy was legally justified when he shot and killed a man in April who had just shot him and another officer.