Bodycam footage released by Salt Lake City Police Department shows Nykon Brandon's encounter with officers before he died in custody. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - WARNING: The video links in this story contains graphic content.
A caller to 911 in Salt Lake City said a man had come into a brewery in his underwear, tried to steal beer and was running around in the street, posing a danger to himself and to drivers.
Police tried to detain the man. Soon, Nykon Brandon was dead.After the Salt Lake City Police Department on Friday released body-camera footage of the Aug.
14 fatal encounter and the 911 recording, activists on Saturday were asking why an unarmed person wound up dead and were accusing police of using disproportionate force."Stealing a beer does not equate to the death penalty," said Lex Scott, founder of Black Lives Matter-Utah. "I don’t care if this man robbed 10 banks in one day.