Mourners remember José Hernández, an immigrant killed by police in Salt Lake City

José Hernández, an El Salvadorian immigrant killed by Salt Lake City police last month, was a known as a “very amigable ” — friendly — man, and a talented craftsman, landscaper, roofer and painter, immigrant rights activist Brianna Puga said at a vigil for Hernández Saturday.

“José was an individual that would carry himself with a lot of warmth, a lot of generosity,” Puga said. “He would always be making jokes.”

Puga was one of about 40 people who gathered in Salt Lake City Saturday at the intersection of 2100 South and 300 West where Hernández was fatally shot Oct. 29. The vigil was held just outside the parking lot of the Home Depot, where Hernández, along with other day laborers, often looked for work, and was organized by the Utah immigrant rights nonprofit Comunidades Unidas.

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