SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 1, 2021 (Gephardt Daily) — Unified Police have identified a woman found shot and mortally wounded inside a crashed car on Interstate 80 near 200 East early Saturday morning.
According to the UPD, the victim, Shandon Nicole Scott, 32 was discovered by a UHP trooper responding to reports of an accident about 3 a.m. in the westbound lanes of I-80 just east of the State Street exit.
Investigators believe Scott was wounded by her boyfriend during a domestic argument at a residence on Nibley Court in Millcreek. They say the boyfriend, whose name has yet to released, then placed Scott inside the car and was driving on I-80 when he hit a traffic barrier.
When first responders arrived, the boyfriend was allegedly seen running from the accident site, UPD Public Information Officer Sgt. Melody Cutler said. He was taken into custody a short while later after being confronted by officers in the parking lot of a nearby church.
Cutler said homicide charges were expected to be filed against the boyfriend sometime over the weekend.
Investigators say the couple had a history of domestic violence.
Gephardt Daily will update the story as more information becomes available.
