Officer-involved critical incidents (OICIs) are defined in Utah Code § 76-2-408, and include police shootings, an officer’s use of a motor vehicle to stop a suspect that results in death or serious bodily injury to another, and deaths in a jail that are not the result of disease, natural causes, or a previously diagnosed medical condition. All OICIs are investigated by one of two OICI Teams comprised of officers from law enforcement agencies throughout Utah County, but whose agencies were not involved in the critical incident. Once the investigation is complete, the OICI Team reports its findings to the Utah County Attorney’s Office. The County Attorney’s Office conducts a painstaking review of the investigation and, if necessary, may conduct additional investigation or request additional evidence from the OICI Team. In each case, the Utah County Attorney’s Office must ultimately determine, based upon legally admissible evidence, whether the officer’s actions were legally justified.

Completed findings for OICIs dating back to 2023 are available in the tables below, arranged by the year in which the incident occurred. The Utah County Attorney’s Office seeks to post its findings for each OICI within 180 days after the investigation is turned over to the County Attorney’s Office. When that is not possible, the details of the OICI are posted below within 180 days after the investigation is received, along with an explanation for the delay and an estimate of when the findings will be made available. A link is provided to the County Attorney’s findings and conclusions, once completed.