Sandy, Utah — On Sunday, March 26, 2023, around 1:00 a.m., police from the Sandy Police Department were dispatched on reports of a person who was having a mental health crisis and was possibly suicidal. As an officer was on his way to the area, police learned that the person had left a residence in the neighborhood. That officer found the man, later identified as 33-year-old Dylan William Murphy walking along 1000 East at around 11600 South. Murphy crossed the street in front of the officer, and then started walking toward him. The officer gets out of his car and calls out to Murphy to show him his hands. Murphy starts running toward the officer. The officer then shouts “Hands!” at Murphy twice more before firing his weapon at least three times, about seven seconds after his first command to Murphy. 

The officer was running backward while shooting at Murphy, and at one point fell on his back. Once the officer gets up, he shouts three more times for Murphy to show his hands, the footage shows. Murphy then charges the officer, and the officer shoots at Murphy twice more. The officer then yells again for Murphy to show his hands, and orders Murphy to roll back onto his stomach, to which he complies. The officer then orders Murphy to keep his arms out, but Murphy instead tries to get up off the ground. The officer repeatedly commands Murphy to remain where he is, but Murphy moves to a crawling position before standing up and walking toward the officer. The officer shouts three more commands, then shoots Murphy in the torso. Murphy then falls to the ground, and died due to his injuries. Murphy's family, described him as struggling with drug addiction and that he was attempting to get help. The officer, who was not identified, remains on paid administrative leave. He has been a member of the department since March 2021.