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Family and friends honor the victims of police brutality as Fleet Block murals brace for demolition.
In December, the Salt Lake City Council voted to rezone the Fleet Block, a 10-acre, city-owned property between 300 and 400 West and between 800 and 900 South.
The Police Brutality Murals are scheduled for demolition this week to make way for redevelopment of the Fleet Block. In December, the Salt Lake City Council voted to rezone the Fleet Block, a 10-acre, city-owned property between 300 and 400 West and between 800 and 900 South.
This is the same block where wall panels have been painted to depict the faces of victims of police brutality. It started in May of 2020 with the faces of George Floyd, who was killed by Minneapolis police, and Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal, who was fatally shot by Salt Lake City police.
It has grown to include several more…
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