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MOAB, Utah, Oct. 28, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) — The Moab City Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a person of interest in a fatal shooting early Sunday morning.
Police responded to a trailer court in the area of 250 Walnut Lane after they received a call about a fight in progress.
Upon arrival, officers were contacted by a resident and taken to a trailer, “where they discovered an individual deceased from apparent multiple gunshot wounds,” a Moab police news release states.
The male victim has been identified; however, officials are not releasing his name pending notification of next of kin.
According to the news release, five people were present at the scene of the shooting and fled in a black SUV. The SUV was found abandoned in Moab a short time later.
Four of the five individuals have been identified and questioned by police. The fifth person remains at large and is being sought for questioning.
Police are looking for a Hispanic man, about 30 years old, who may use the name Martin Armenta Verduzco Lopez. He may also use the street name “Omar.”
“This individual is a person of interest in this homicide and caution should be used if he is located or observed,” the release says.
It is possible that Verduzco Lopez may have left the Moab area and headed to Grand Junction, Colo.
Information about the subject has been sent to surrounding states and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.
“The Moab Police Department has been following up on multiple leads throughout the day and has been greatly assisted by agents of the Utah State Bureau of Investigation,” the release says.
Anyone who has any information is asked to call the Moab Police Department at 435-259-8938 or the Grand County Sheriff’s Office at 435-259-8115.
