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DA declines to charge officer who shot, killed man during mental health crisis response Original

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By Mateyo Jakobi
| KUTV-TV (Salt Lake City, UT) Verified
by Matthew Jacobson, KUTV Fri, May 9th 2025 at 12:23 PM Updated Fri, May 9th 2025 at 12:27 PM SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill on Friday released the findings into an officer-involved shooting that happened over two years prior. He said that Dylan William Murphy, who was killed on March 26, 2023, after a failed suicide attempt. His family called 911 for a mental health crisis, and a responding officer came into contact with Murphy.
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Gov. Cox launches GRIT initiative to enhance Utah government efficiency, transparency

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By Mateyo Jakobi
| KUTV-TV (Salt Lake City, UT) Verified
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed an executive order to launch the Government Reform, Innovation and Transparency initiative, in a move that's being compared to the Trump Administration's Department of Government Efficiency. Cox's GRIT initiative is aimed at enhancing government efficiency and service delivery across Utah, and will build on the state's reputation as one of the best-managed in the nation, the governor said in a statement on Friday.
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Elizabeth Smart responds to kidnapper's parole violation arrest

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By Mateyo Jakobi
| KUTV-TV (Salt Lake City, UT) Verified
by Matthew Jacobson, KUTV Fri, May 9th 2025 at 9:53 AM Updated Fri, May 9th 2025 at 10:17 AM Elizabeth Smart on May 8, 2025, released a video statement saying that Wanda Barzee's recent arrest SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KUTV) — Elizabeth Smart has spoken out following the re-arrest of Wanda Barzee Mitchell, one of her kidnappers, for violating her sex offender parole. Barzee was taken into custody on May 1 for visiting Liberty Park, a violation of her parole terms.
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