Officer Involved Shooting In Salt Lake City Leaves 13 Year Old Autistic Boy Seriously Injured

A 13 year old autistic boy was shot multiple times by police in Salt Lake City Friday night.
Officers responded to a CIT call on the 500 block of S. Navajo St and upon arrival located Linden Cameron,13 who has Asperger’s and was suffering a mental breakdown.
The boys mother Golda Barton said she was the one who contacted authorities and explained the situation.
She said officers would handle it with the least bit of force.
Moments after arriving Barton said she heard the officers yell get on the ground and then heard multiple shots fired.
The officers then handcuffed Linden and he was transported to a hospital.
The teen remains in the hospital suffering from injuries to his shoulders, both ankles, intestines and bladder.
No weapons were found on the teen.
Salt Lake City police issued a statement Tuesday morning saying, “ We wanted to provide an update regarding the tragic situation involving the shooting of a juvenile. We are thankful no lives were lost in this incident. Each time there is an officer-involved critical incident in Salt Lake County the officer-involved critical incident protocol is invoked. A protocol team made up of officers from multiple agencies with no ties to the Salt Lake City Police Department conducts an independent investigation. We are cooperating fully with the protocol team assigned to this case.
This is an active and open investigation being conducted by Protocol Team 3 and the District Attorney’s office. The City’s Civilian Review Board and our own Internal Affairs will also conduct parallel separate investigations. As this is an active investigation, we do not anticipate having any further updates until the release of the body-worn camera footage, which occurs within 10 business days from the incident.”