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Salt Lake police identify man shot and killed by an officer

Salt Lake Police have identified the man shot and killed by an officer on Monday as 43-year-old Michael Brand.

Police were called to the Sunrise Metro apartments, 580 S. 500 West, at about 1:30 p.m. Monday, after someone reported a problem involving a person with a mental illness. According to police, Brand produced a weapon and one of the officers shot him.

Police have not released further details of the incident; they have not specified what kind of weapon Brand was allegedly carrying.

The officer who shot Brand also accidentally shot a fellow officer in the shoulder.