MILLCREEK, Utah, Feb. 16, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) — The Unified Police Department has arrested a suspect in a shooting in Millcreek.
In custody is 19-year-old Elhelbawy Adam Idrees of West Valley City. The shooting took place on Feb. 9 near 3925 S. State St.
“Witnesses reported seeing and hearing several shots with a male being struck by gunfire,” said a news release issued by the UPD. “The 18-year-old male victim arrived at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, UT with a non-life threatening gunshot to the leg.
“Through investigation, it was determined that an argument had ensued between two groups of associates, when one person produced a gun and started shooting.”
Idrees was being sought by police when he was stopped for speeding.
“The driver was immediately identified as the shooting suspect,” the UPD statement says. “Idrees was taken into custody without incident.
“He was interviewed by Violent Crime Unit detectives and booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on four counts of attempted aggravated murder and three counts of felony discharge of a firearm.”
