On September 4, 2020, Linden Cameron, an unarmed 13-year-old autistic boy with a sensory processing disorder,[8][9] was shot and seriously injured by Matthew Farillas, a police officer in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Cameron's grandfather, Owen Barton, had been killed in a confrontation with Lyon County sheriff's deputies earlier in the year.

Salt Lake City Police Sergeant Keith Horrocks and the Salt Lake City Police Department initially defended the shooter, claiming that officers were called to the address for a "violent psych issue" involving a juvenile having a "mental episode" and "making threats to some folks with a weapon.

"[20] Salt Lake City mayor Erin Mendenhall said of the incident, "As a member of this community and as the mother of a 14-year old boy, I am profoundly heartbroken and I am frustrated.

Salt Lake City police chief Mike Brown stated, "A 13-year old boy was shot and as a father of three sons, this has had an impact on me personally.

"[21] Some accused the SLCPD of engaging in a cover-up due to the department initially falsely stating that Cameron had a weapon, when it was later concluded he was unarmed.

[23] On September 20, 2022, Salt Lake City reached a settlement of $3 million in a lawsuit for use of excessive force filed by Cameron's family.

[24] On August 11, 2023, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill announced that Officer Matthew Farillas would not be charged.

Golda Barton responded, "He [Sim Gill] seemed like he was doing more of the defense attorney's work than the prosecutor's, so... it just doesn't make sense."