A 17-year old Kenyan young boy is battling for his life after he was shot four times by a cop on Saturday night in what authorities portrayed as a squabble in a Mall in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah in the US. At a press briefing not long after the occurrence, Salt Lake City Police Department affirmed that the shooting happened close to 210 South Rio Grande Street and that the scene was chaotic, requiring the deployment of over a hundred cops.
"There was an altercation taking place and our officers intervened," said Salt Lake City Police detective Greg Wilking on Saturday night. Mr Wilking affirmed that two officers were included in the shooting episode however did not release the name of the casualty, who was hurried to a close-by healing center.
Selam Mohammad, an eye witness who identified himself as a close friend to the shooting casualty said police touched base at the scene of an encounter including the youngster and a unidentified individual.
"The police said, 'Drop it', once, then they shot him four times," Selam said.
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NO JUSTIFICATION
He said the police just began shooting shots at the high schooler inciting an irate response from spectators who said they felt the officers did not give the youngster, who was allegedly wielding a broomstick, an opportunity to surrender.
"He wasn't even swinging at anybody and didn't know that the cops were behind him. He barely turned around before they shot him," said Mohammad, who affirmed that his friend is from Kenya. Prior, several individuals responded irately saying there was no defense for the police to start shooting. The standoff brought on an overwhelming movement growl up in the busy downtown range.
"The people were angry and yelled obscenities at the police," said a correspondent with ksl Channel 5, a nearby TV slot.
Different witnesses said glass, flotsam and jetsam and rocks were tossed at cops, a large portion of who were in uproar gear. Different offices were brought into suppress the circumstance with near 100 officers touching base at the scene.
"The situation was volatile and almost getting out of hand as the crowd was very angry at the turn of events," said Jeremy Nyaga, who spoe to one of the local reporter on Saturday night. "The ambulance took too long to arrive and all the while, the officers stood next to the boy who was bleeding profusely. They didn't offer any help," he included. In spite of the fact that the Police did not instantly discharge the name of the shooting casualty, they said more data would be benefited on Sunday. There was no quick redesign on the state of the Kenyan youngster.
Police said a few people were kept and potential witnesses were being met.