SLCPD releases bodycam footage from officer-involved shooting along train tracks

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Roughly two weeks after an 18-year-old was shot during an officer-involved incident, the Salt Lake City Police Department has released body camera footage from the night of May 12.

Carlos Felipe Ocampo-Flores, 18, has been identified as the suspect. He is facing 12 charges, including one count of failure to respond to officers’ signal to stop, a third-degree felony; three counts of assault on a peace officer, all class A misdemeanors; and numerous other charges.

According to the bodycam footage, approximately three shots were fired at the suspect before an officer used a TASER on him. The suspect was taken to the hospital with injuries after the shooting and later released on May 23, and he was taken into custody after being discharged.

On May 12, around 11 p.m., two officers attempted to perform a traffic stop after seeing a car “driving without working lights,” according to SLCPD. Ocampo-Flores is accused of accelerating past several cars at a train crossing, driving through the crossing, and losing control of the vehicle.

The suspect reportedly crashed into several parked vehicles and a pole before being abandoned near 70 South 600 West. Officers searched the vehicle and found “a small amount of marijuana.”

Shortly before midnight, an officer observed a man, later identified as Ocampo-Flores, running along nearby train tracks.

The officer reportedly gave several commands to stop, and the officer yelled at Ocampo-Flores not to reach for his waistband. SLCPD said the footage shows the suspect raising his right hand but holding his left arm across his waist.

“The suspect maintained his hand near his waistband area while keeping his other hand raised – appearing to have an unknown object in his hand while taking an aggressive posture,” SLCPD said.

After that point, the officer fired their weapon, causing Ocampo-Flores to fall. SLCPD said the suspect appeared to throw something at the responding officer, and when additional officers arrived, the suspect was Tased.

Ocampo-Flores was taken to a local hospital in stable condition and discharged on May 23. After being discharged, Ocampo-Flores was booked into the Salt Lake County Metro Jail. The officer who fired at the suspect is on paid administrative leave.

Ocampo-Flores is facing the following charges:

• 1 count of failure to respond to officers’ signal to stop, a third-degree felony
• 1 count of failure to stop at the command of law enforcement, a class A misdemeanor
• 3 counts of assault on peace officer or military service member in uniform, all class A misdemeanors
• 2 counts of assault/threat of violence on healthcare provider/EMS, both class B misdemeanors
• 1 count of failure to comply with duties at vehicle accident/property damage, a class B misdemeanor
• 1 count of possession or use of a controlled substance, a class B misdemeanor
• 1 count of use or possession of drug paraphernalia, a class B misdemeanor
• 1 count of interfering with a peace officer, a class B misdemeanor
• 1 count of reckless driving, a class B misdemeanor