<p>A riot was ignited Saturday night in a Salt Lake City neighborhood, following an incident where Abdi Mohamed, a black teenager, was shot. A police officer came upon the teen while he was attacking a man with a broomstick. That is when he shot Mohamed four times to stop the assault. The suspect survived the shooting, but an angry mob still formed.</p>
<p>Almost 100 police officers gathered from the city, including officers from three other departments, to help contain the riot. The officers were pelted with rocks as the protestors screamed obscenities.</p>
<p>The assault suspect was shot four times at around 8:15 pm Saturday in the downtown area. Selam Mohammad, friend of the teenager and a witness at the scene, claimed that the officers opened fire with no warning.</p>
<p>According to the witness, Mohamed and the man were in a confrontation when the officers approach. The teenager was holding part of a broomstick. &ldquo;They told him to put it down, once,&rdquo; said Mohammad and &ldquo;started shooting him as soon as he turned around.&rdquo;</p>
<p>In a statement release Sunday, the two Salt Lake City Police that reported that &ldquo;they witnessed two males with metal objects attacking a male victim.&rdquo; The pair was then asked to drop their weapons. &#8220;One of the males complied and dropped the weapon, the other continued to advance on the victim and was shot by officers.&#8221;</p>
<p>The officers were wearing active body cameras and the footage has been turned over to investigators. They were both placed on routine administrative leave as the incident receives further investigation.</p>
<p>The Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski has asked the investigators to release &ldquo;as much information to the public as possible&#8221; regarding the shooting. She also stated: &#8220;there is no doubt what happened is a tragedy for all involved and for our entire city.&#8221;</p>
<p>She has instructed Police Chief Mike Brown to reach out personally to the young man&rsquo;s family.</p>
<p>Biskupski seemed more concerned with the officers&rsquo; behavior than the angry mob. The local community had a right to protest, but the manner in which they behaved is unacceptable.</p>
<p>This may not be the last of the protests about this weekend&rsquo;s incident either, the activist group, Utah Against Police Brutality is planning to hold an emergency rally tonight to address the event.</p>