SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 3, 2017 (Gephardt Daily) — Salt Lake City Police are at the scene of a shooting late Thursday night in the area of 200 South and 500 West.
SLCPD Lt. Dave Cracroft said the victim is a man about 32-years-old. He was shot multiple times and was transported to University of Utah Medical Center in very critical condition.
Cracroft said the incident occurred at about 10 p.m. An officer in the area heard shots fired, and when he looked toward the sound, he saw a man on the ground and a suspect running away.
The suspect ran over to the Rio Grande station and was too far away for the officer to get a good description.
Cracroft said police are currently talking to people in the area and trying to find witnesses, but no one saw anything “or they won’t say.”
“In this area, people tend to have poor memories,” he said.
Cracroft said the officer didn’t hear or see any altercation or argument preceding the shooting, and police don’t yet know of a motive for the crime.
No weapon has been recovered.
Cracroft said detectives will be at the scene for another two or three hours, which would carry into 1 or 2 a.m. Friday.
