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- A person has been hospitalized with “life-threatening’ accidents after being shot at a “No Kings” demonstration in Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah, on June 14
- A suspect was taken into custody following the taking pictures incident, in line with police
- The taking pictures occurred as 10,000 folks gathered within the metropolis for the protest
A person has been critically injured in a taking pictures at an indication in Utah.
At round 7:56 p.m. native time on Saturday, June 14, police responded to a taking pictures incident at a protest close to 151 South State Road. One individual was discovered with a “vital gunshot wound” and was transported to the hospital, the Salt Lake Metropolis Police Division (SLCPD) acknowledged in a news release.
“Preliminarily, the SLCPD believes the taking pictures concerned 4 folks,” the SLCPD mentioned, per the discharge. The alleged shooter was recognized by police with the assistance of witnesses and brought into custody close to 200 East 100 South.
“Paramedics took that individual to the hospital, the place he stays beneath police watch with severe accidents ensuing from a gunshot wound,” mentioned police.
The taking pictures reportedly occurred throughout a “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake Metropolis, CBS News reported. Dozens of those demonstrations had been held nationwide on June 14 in protest in opposition to President Donald Trump’s administration, coinciding with Trump’s army parade in Washington, D.C.
The SLCPD later mentioned in a post on X that they consider the taking pictures was “presumably related to the demonstration.” Salt Lake Metropolis Police Chief Brian Redd mentioned at a information convention on Saturday night time that two different people had been taken into custody, however didn’t give a purpose why they had been detained, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.
Protesters had been reportedly seen “working away from a location close to the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Constructing” after listening to gunshots as officers reportedly yelled “Gunman!” and “Man with rifle!” whereas responding to the scene at a parking storage on State Road, per the Salt Lake Tribune.
In a video obtained by the outlet, gunshots might be heard within the space throughout the protest as the group reacts in concern. Photographs additionally present the injured sufferer collapsed on State Road after being shot, and the doable suspect being taken into custody after being surrounded by police.
The motive for the taking pictures and the occasions main as much as the incident stay beneath investigation.
AP Photograph/Amanda Barrett
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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox mentioned in a statement on X, “The taking pictures at tonight’s protest in Salt Lake Metropolis is a deeply troubling act of violence and has no place in our public sq.. That is an energetic scenario, and we’re working intently with legislation enforcement to make sure accountability.”
Police are asking anybody with movies and images of the taking pictures and moments instantly after to add these onto the SLCPD’s web site.
PEOPLE has contacted the SLCPD for remark.