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How 2 public servants look different in Utahns’ eyes, George Pyle writes

On one side, there’s a fear of police. On the other, a fear of knowledge.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) West Valley Police Chief Colleen Jacobs is joined by Lt. Kent Stokes as they hold a press conference on Tuesday, Apr. 17, 2018, to release body cam footage of the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Elijah James Smith. On April 8, Smith was shot and killed by West Valley police officers who believed he matched the description of someone involved in a theft at a cellphone store.