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WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, April 29, 2019 (Gephardt Daily) — West Valley City police have a person in custody following a shooting death that occurred early Sunday morning.
WVCPD said in a tweet Monday afternoon: “We are in the process of serving a warrant regarding a person of interest in the homicide of 22-year-old Jake Gengelbach. That person is in custody and investigators are conducting interviews. We will update as more information becomes available.”
Officers were dispatched to the Overlook Point Apartment Complex, 4612 S. 2930 West, at 1:40 a.m. after receiving multiple calls reporting shots fired, a previous WVCPD news release states.
Officers did not find anything suspicious at the apartment complex, however, an officer checked the business parking lots in the area and found a man lying in the parking lot of Hire’s Restaurant at 2900 W. 4700 South.
“The male had injuries consistent with being shot, and bullet casings were discovered on the ground in the area of the body,” the news release says.
Police identified the victim as Gengelbach.
Gephardt Daily will have more on this developing story as information is made available.
