May 27, 2025

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SLCPD Releases Body-Worn Camera Footage from May 12, 2025 Officer Involved Critical Incident

SALT LAKE CITY — Today, in compliance with Salt Lake City ordinance 2.10.200, the Salt Lake City Police Department (SLCPD) is releasing body-worn camera (BWC) footage from a case that resulted in an officer involved critical incident (OICI) protocol activation.

The following contains preliminary information and is a summarization of the facts known to the SLCPD at the time of release. Several investigations are actively underway, and additional details may emerge as those investigations progress.

The suspect in this case is identified as 18-year-old Carlos Felipe Ocampo-Flores.

“We appreciate all of our Salt Lake City police officers for the hard work they do each day to keep us safe,” said Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd.

“As we saw in this incident, and again this morning, our officers were placed into situations where they had to make split-second decisions under very difficult and stressful circumstances,” said Chief Redd. “We look forward to the conclusion of this investigation, and we thank our officers for their efforts to resolve this dangerous situation.”

At approximately 11 p.m., on May 12, 2025, two Salt Lake City police officers, working in a partner car, attempted a traffic stop near North Temple and 600 West after reportedly seeing a vehicle driving without working lights.

As railroad crossing arms began to lower, the vehicle accelerated past several cars stopped for the train crossing, drove through the crossing, and lost control. The car hit several parked vehicles and a pole before being abandoned near 70 South 600 West.

During an initial search of the vehicle, officers located a small amount of marijuana.

Officers, including a SLCPD K9 unit, began searching the area.

At approximately 11:42 p.m., a SLCPD officer notified dispatch that he observed a man, later determined to be Ocampo-Flores, running along the nearby railroad tracks. Body-worn camera video captures the officer providing a physical description of the man and giving repeated commands to stop.

The chase ended with the officer yelling at the suspect not to reach for his waistband.

The video shows the suspect holding his left arm across his waist and stomach while his right hand is raised.

The suspect appears to grunt audibly and faces the officer while continuing to ignore commands. The officer appears to fall onto the rocks bordering the tracks, and while still on the ground, continues to issue commands.

The suspect maintained his hand near his waistband area while keeping his other hand raised – appearing to have an unknown object in his hand while taking an aggressive posture.

The officer then discharged his firearm. The suspect fell to the ground but continued yelling and appeared to try to stand up. Shortly after being shot, he appears to throw an object.

According to the body-worn camera footage, as assisting officers arrived, the officer who discharged his firearm said the suspect had kept reaching into his waistband and “threw something” at him. At approximately 11:44 p.m., an officer deployed a Taser. Officers then moved in to take the suspect into custody.

Officers provided first aid, including applying direct pressure to the suspect’s wound.

Paramedics took the suspect to the hospital in stable condition.

On Friday, May 23, 2025, the hospital discharged Ocampo-Flores. SLCPD officers immediately took custody of him and booked him into the Salt Lake County Metro Jail.

Please refer to the Salt Lake County Metro Jail’s inmate roster list for charge details.

The involved officer sustained minor abrasions from the incident. No other injuries were reported.

Protocol Team 4, led by the West Jordan Police Department, is conducting the outside and independent investigation.

The officer who discharged his firearm remains on paid administrative leave, per standard procedure.

Link: https://slcgov.sharefile.com/d-sc82544c6d5c94178baa188217b8b3d9d (Four BWC videos and one PC statement).

Charges are only allegations, and every arrested person is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

The Salt Lake City Police Department is not the custodian of record for jail booking photos. Utah Code 17-22-30 mostly prohibits the release of jail booking photos. Generally, a jail booking photo can only be released by the custodian of record after a conviction or when law enforcement determines the person is a fugitive or an imminent threat to a person or public safety. In Salt Lake City, the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office is the custodian of record for jail booking photos.

The information contained in this news release is based on a preliminary review of the details available to the Salt Lake City Police Department. As the investigation progresses, information may change.

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