(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill describes the details of the shooting of Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal during a news conference, July 9, 2020. His decision that the officers were justified and no charges would be filed sparked protests that resulted in damage to the building housing his offices. First-degree felony charges against some of the protesters carry possible life-in-prison sentences.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.