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Erin Mendenhall, Mike Brown

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and Chief of Police Mike Brown arrive for a news conference held at the Public Safety Building Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, in Salt Lake City. A 13-year-old Utah boy with autism was shot by police after his mother asked for help getting him to a hospital and officers agreed to talk with him, police footage released showed. Mendenhall, said she is the mother of a 14-year-old boy. She called the shooting a tragedy as she called for a quick but thorough investigation. “I am profoundly heartbroken and frustrated,” she said. “It’s a tragedy for this young boy, for his mother and for families and individuals who have acute mental health needs.” (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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