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South Salt Lake man shot by police posted eerie message days before death

Posted at 1:04 PM, Aug 12, 2014
and last updated 2014-08-12 15:04:32-04

SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah – The 20-year-old man Salt Lake City police shot and killed Monday night posted a very telling message on his Facebook page just days before the incident.

Police shot Dillon Taylor outside of a gas station near 2100 S. and S. State St.

Officials said they were called to the area at about 7 p.m. for a report of a man waving a gun.

Authorities said they saw a man matching the description and ordered him to comply.

The man didn’t and police shot him.

Just before Taylor was shot, he posted messages on his Facebook page indicating he was going through some hard times.

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Dillion Taylor's Facebook

Dillion Taylor’s Facebook

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