SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 29, 2016 (Gephardt Daily) — A security guard at a Salt Lake City apartment complex was recovering Sunday night after being shot in the hand during an altercation with a man breaking a window.
Salt Lake City Police Lt. Craig Gleason said his office got a call from a security company saying its guard at Eagle’s Landing Apartments, 625 S. Redwood Road, had been in a fight with a man who ended up gaining control of the guard’s gun.
“From what we know, the guard approached a man after hearing a window break,” Gleason said.”An altercation ensued, and the man grabbed the guard’s weapon, and during the course of the altercation, the suspect shot the guard in the hand.”
Gleason said when officers arrived, the suspect had fled the immediate area, but was believed to be in the apartment complex. After receiving a good suspect description, officers were able to locate the suspect in the complex, and they took him into custody.
“He broke some windows on the lower floors, and was apparently trying to gain access to the second floor, but we are not sure why,” Gleason said.
“We are working our records to see if he has any personal contacts in the building or if there was any reason for him to be there.”
Joe Naverez was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on aggravated assault charges. Investigators will try to piece together what happened, then decide on any additional charges.
Police late Sunday night were searching the complex for the gun, hoping to find it before it could get into the wrong hands.
Gleason said he did not know the condition of the guard, but he believed his injuries were not life-threatening.
