Sandy Police Officer Shoots Man Running Toward Him

* (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) * Sandy, Utah — On Sunday, March 26, 2023, around 1:00 a.m., police from the Sandy Police Department were dispatched on reports of a person who was having a mental health crisis and was possibly suicidal. As an officer was on his way to the area, police learned that the person had left a residence in the neighborhood. That officer found the man, later identified as 33-year-old Dylan William Murphy walking along 1000 East at around 11600 South. Murphy crossed the street in front of the officer, and then started walking toward him. The officer gets out of his car and calls out to Murphy to show him his hands. Murphy starts running toward the officer. The officer then shouts “Hands!” at Murphy twice more before firing his weapon at least three times, about seven seconds after his first command to Murphy. The officer was running backward while shooting at Murphy, and at one point fell on his back. Once th