SALT LAKE CITY — Advocates are demanding answers in the death of a 30-year-old hip-hop artist who was fatally shot by Salt…
SALT LAKE CITY — Advocates are demanding answers in the death of a 30-year-old hip-hop artist who was fatally shot by Salt Lake City police.
KTVX-TV in Salt Lake City reports dozens of people demonstrated in Salt Lake City on Saturday to protest the shooting of Cody Belgard .
The group “Utah Against Police Brutality” and the Rose Park Brown Berets say Belgard was shot while fleeing.
Police say Belgard, a rap artist who performed under the name “See Smoke,” was shot by Salt Lake City Police officers after he tried to ram a police car. Authorities say Belgard was believed to have been a driver in a vehicle that previously fled police.
Police say officers shot Belgard after he ignored officers’ commands.
The West Valley City Police Department will lead an investigation into the Belgard shooting.
