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‘A disturbing shooting’: Salt Lake County district attorney says officer was justified in killing handcuffed man

Sgt. Tyler Longman shot Michael Chad Breinholt in the police station after he struggled with other officers.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill rules that a West Valley City sergeant was legally justified when he shot and killed a handcuffed Michael Chad Breinholt inside a police station in 2019 during a press announcement where he went over body camera video on Thursday, July 22, 2021, at the district attorney’s office.