An Army veteran who recently returned from Afghanistan was shot dead in Salt Lake City on Friday after he opened fire on a police officer at one of the city’s busiest intersections. At the time of his death, twenty-eight-year-old Brandon Barrett was in full military fatigues, black combat boots and a mask, carrying an assault rifle with dozens of rounds of ammunition. Barrett joined the armed forces almost four years ago but went AWOL last month. He returned in June from a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan.