Prosecutors are dropping criminal charges against a parole agent who shot a parolee in what the district attorney deemed to be an unjustified shooting.
"We have an ongoing responsibility to evaluate the strength of the case," said Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill.
Adult Probation and Parole Agent Andrew O’Gwin was charged with 2nd-degree felony aggravated assault after he shot parolee Joe Gomez on May 13, 2017, at a traffic signal in Murray. Gomez was a passenger in a car that pulled up to a red light next to O’Gwin when he hopped out of the car near O’Gwin’s driver-side window.