Officer shoots and kills unarmed man in Utah


Published on Jun 4, 2015 by LTA Records

Shocking footage of the officer involved shooting in Salt lake city Utah in august 11, 2014 causing the death of 20 year old Dillon Taylor. Dillon Taylor walked out of a local Salt Lake City, Utah, convenience store minding his own business. He wasn’t armed. He wasn’t committing a crime. He was listening to music on his headphones, probably in his own world.The officers head camera was playing the whole time. It seems that he knew he did something horrible when his partner asked if his camera was off. Please Share. This behavior must be stopped! Lets create awareness now!

Just two days after Officer Darren Wilson shot and killed an unarmed Mike Brown in Ferguson, Taylor would soon face a similar fate at the hands of a local officer. And on October 1, the district attorney in Salt Lake City, Sim Gill, ruled that the killing of 20-year-old Taylor was justified. Even in his determination, though, he stated that “Taylor’s shooting was justified not because he posed an actual threat, but because (Officer) Cruz reasonably perceived a threat.”

Now that the full video has been released, it’s disturbingly clear that nothing about this police shooting was justified. Nothing at all.

At 0:17, Officer Bron Cruz gets out of his vehicle. You will notice people confused by his presence.

At 0:22, Officer Cruz walks past two men who were friends with Dillon Taylor.

At 0:24, Officer Cruz walks behind Taylor, who has on a white T-shirt and is listening to music.

At 0:33, we see the officer has his gun drawn and is yelling at Taylor, who’s holding his sagging pants up and does not appear to hear Cruz.

At 0:36, the officer shoots Taylor. It would be fatal.

Starting at 0:41, you will notice the headphone cord coming out of Taylor’s pocket.

At 0:48, you will see that the headphones were clearly going up to Taylor’s ears.

At 0:52, the officer asks Dillon to “give me your hands,” but Taylor is already near death. His friends begin screaming and crying in the background.

At 1:03, the officer handcuffs Taylor.

At 1:48, the officer turns Taylor over, the headphones are visible, and the officer states “it’s clear”—meaning that Taylor was actually unarmed.

At 2:54, the officer turns Taylor completely over, keeping him handcuffed, and begins talking to him and trying to get him to talk. Taylor appears nearly dead and is completely covered in blood.

At 4:56, the officer is rummaging through Taylor’s pockets instead of providing any first aid. Please share share this video and help create awareness. Join the movement.This must be stopped!

10 thoughts on “Officer shoots and kills unarmed man in Utah

  1. It is a very clear cut and dry case of first degree murder. The fact that the kid was shot in the back is all the proof you need.
    1. The kid was walking away and therefore no threat to the pig.
    2. There was no visible weapon.
    3. Because he was walking away the pig had plenty of time to reconsider the use of deadly force and use a less than lethal method such as taser, still not right, or physical restraint.
    4. The fact that the pig came to this location and drew his weapon with no provocation and no threat to himself or anyone else constitutes premeditation. He arrived at the scene with the intent of doing harm to someone.

  2. Again, this kid was murdered because of a stupid fashion statement… not allowing his belt to do what it was designed to do – hold up his pants so he didn’t have to. ANY TIME a pig points a gun at you, you damn well better put your hands in the air (unless you’re armed, and can take his @ss out first), or you can expect nothing less than this.

    In NO WAY am I justifying a blatant MURDER by this POS enforcer for the ICM, but the kid was just plain STUPID when he saw that gun pointed directly at him, and didn’t show his hands. Plus, he called the pig a fool.

    You don’t antagonize a pig when he has a gun pointed at you unless you have a death wish.

    That’s reality.

  3. I have watched this over and over and I swear I saw the guy turn around to face that pig. My hubby says the guy was shot in the back but I think he was shot in the front. Not that it matters, either way, the cop is a murderer. I guess the only reason I care is because I like to try to make sure that what I see is what is happening. It’s hard to know on the net anymore. We have to be vigilant in what we learn.

    1. Sharon, the man was shot in the chest. If one ” steps through / pausing ” the video, it’s clear he was facing the jack boot. I think what’s important is the ” shoot first, ask questions to a dead person later ” mentality of what was once ” Peace Officers “.

      How honorable: Shoot an unarmed man in the chest, cuff the dying man, then, ask him to survive a lethal shot ” Stay with me “. WTF ??? Once upon a time, a leg was a ” disabling shot “, now ???

      And the pathetic comment from the second jack boot ( I refuse to degrade pigs by using that slur ) ” He was reachin’ “. Well F@ck ass, did you see a weapon ? Nope . . .

      After thought:
      50 years ago ” Protect and Serve “, Today ” Terrorize and Execute “.

  4. You’re most welcome Sharon, merely sharing my personal observations supporting your view.

  5. That f#cking pig knew that kid was dead before he handcuffed him. Cops these days are complete pussies !

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