‘Don’t shoot me’: Utah officers who shot veteran experiencing mental health crisis won’t face charges

Two Taylorsville police officers will not face criminal charges after they shot and wounded a suicidal veteran experiencing a mental health crisis at his friend’s home last year, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill announced Friday.The veteran, 35-year-old Alex Boren, had already injured himself before officers arrived at the home around 11 p.m. on March 17, 2023, and began following a blood trail upstairs. Boren’s friend had called police for help, reporting that Boren was s