Governor Herbert declares a state of emergency

Governor Gary Herbert has issued an Executive Order declaring a state of emergency due to civil unrest.

On Thursday, July 9 the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office announced its decision that the officer involved shooting of Bernardo Palacios Carbajal was justified under the law. 

In response to the decision, people showed up outside the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office to protest the ruling.

In governor Herbert’s declaration he pointed out that the “civil unrest have become violent and have resulted in bodily injury and destruction of private and public property including extensive defacement of the Utah State Capitol building.”