West Valley City • Police on Tuesday afternoon were preparing to release body camera footage that showed a West Valley City police officer shoot a 20-year-old black man.
The police officer shot Elijah James Smith after the young man ran from police and went into a house on April 8.
Smith had earlier run from police officers, who were searching the area for someone suspected of stealing from a cell phone store near 3400 South on Redwood Road. Smith matched the suspected thief’s description, police said.
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The patrol officer who fired his weapon has been with West Valley City for just under two years, according to police, who have not released his name.