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Utah County Attorney finds 2024 nonfatal police shooting in Saratoga Springs unjustified
The Utah County Attorney's Office determined a Saratoga Springs police officer was not legally justified to use deadly force in a nonfatal shooting involving a fleeing suspect in 2024. Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray said the case will be screened by the attorney's office executive team to determine whether the evidence supports filing criminal charges. On Oct. 17, 2024, nearly an hour into a traffic stop, an officer fired two shots at Fernando Valenzuela as he began to drive away from police attempting to arrest him at gunpoint, according to the attorney's office. Valenzuela drove ...
