Killing of Patrick Harmon

Killing of Patrick Harmon
DateAugust 13, 2017[1][2]
TimeApprox.[3] 10.05pm[4]-10:20pm[5][6]
Location1002 S. State Street,[5] Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Filmed byPolice body cameras
ParticipantsOfficer Clinton Fox,[4] Officer Kris Smith
DeathsPatrick Harmon

Patrick Harmon was a 50-year-old African-American man[7][8] fatally shot from behind by police officer Clinton Fox in Salt Lake City, Utah, on August 13, 2017.[9] The shooting took place after Harmon was pulled over by an officer for riding a bicycle without proper lighting. The incident led to protests in Salt Lake City, some organized by Black Lives Matter.

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