Gun Violence

handcuffs in front of a gavel...
Carlysle Price

Daniel Martinez sentenced for Draper party shooting

Daniel Martinez was sentenced Thursday to 50 years to life for the deaths of Jonathan Fuentes and Austin Powell at a Draper party shooting, according to a release from the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office.
5 months ago
front doors and a plaque...
Alexander Campbell

Three arrested on suspicion of beating, robbing Springville homeowner

Three Utah locals have been arrested, following an investigation into an aggravated robbery in Springville. 
5 months ago
Community members gathered on Monday to memorialize the teen killed in a West Valley shooting. (KSL...
Debbie Worthen

Community mourns loss of Judge Memorial athlete following West Valley shooting

Friends and family of a Judge Memorial high school student are mourning the loss of the 17-year-old after he was shot and killed this weekend.
5 months ago
Law enforcement officers gather at the campaign rally site for Republican presidential candidate fo...
Pamela Brown and Shoshana Dubnow, CNN

Local officer tried to stop gunman on rooftop, but was unable to engage him, Butler County sheriff says

A local police officer saw the gunman on the rooftop during former President Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania rally on Saturday but was unable to engage him, Butler County Sheriff Michael T. Slupe told CNN’s Pamela Brown on Sunday.
5 months ago
Entrance sign at Yellowstone National Park. (NPS)...
Emma Tucker, CNN

Yellowstone National Park gunman held woman against her will and planned to carry out July 4th mass shooting, authorities say

The gunman who opened fire in Yellowstone National Park last week, leaving one ranger injured, had held a woman against her will and said he planned to carry out a mass shooting at July 4th events outside the park, authorities say
6 months ago
Judge Keith Barnes addressing Mia Bailey about her charges....
Garna Mejia, KSL TV, and Daniella Rivera, KSL Investigates

New details emerge about protective order against Mia Bailey, accused of murdering her parents in St. George

KSL's Investigators have obtained exclusive new details on a protective order filed against Mia Bailey, the 28-year-old accused of murdering her parents last month in St. George.
6 months ago
Police investigate a shooting that occurred in Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood early Friday. (N...
Fabiana Chaparro, Chris Boyette and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN

Chicago reels from violent holiday weekend: More than 100 shot, 19 fatally

Gun violence is down across America this year but it peaks every summer and Chicago’s Fourth of July weekend bore the data out, with 109 people shot, including 19 fatally, police said in a Monday news conference.
6 months ago
West Jordan police officers blocking off traffic near 1280 West Chavez Drive due to an officer invo...
Michael Houck and Carlysle Price, Brianna Chavez KSL TV

Bystander injured during West Jordan police chase turned fatal shooting

A domestic violence call turned into a police chase, with the suspect shooting at West Jordan police officers Friday evening. 
6 months ago
Entrance sign at Yellowstone National Park. (NPS)...
Amanda Musa and Chris Boyette, CNN

Shooting at Yellowstone National Park hotel leaves ranger injured, gunman dead

A shooting in Yellowstone National Park left one park ranger injured and the shooter dead, according to the National Park Service.
6 months ago
Salt Lake City Police Department vehicles respond to a call....
Alexander Campbell

Two charged with homicide after Glendale warehouse shooting

Two men have been charged with a litany of crimes including felony murder after shooting and killing Nico Patino, 30,  in a warehouse parking lot near Fortune Road on May 26.
6 months ago
The symbol of the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation on a podium....
Michael Houck

‘Prevent Mass Violence’ campaign encourages behavioral awareness for active shooters

The FBI launched its "Prevent Mass Violence" campaign to encourage awareness of behavioral signs of someone who may be on a "pathway to violence."
6 months ago
One man was shot and killed in a Washington County apartment complex on Sunday Jun 30, 2024. Police...
Mary Culbertson

Man dead, teen in custody after shooting in Washington County apartment complex

One man is dead after being shot in a Washington City apartment complex. Police arrested an underage teen soon after.
6 months ago
Men stand by a van behind rows of police tape...
Rio Yamat, Associated Press

Man who shot and killed 5 people at apartments near Las Vegas was banned from owning a firearm

A man who opened fire at an apartment complex near Las Vegas, killing five people and injuring a 13-year-old girl, was banned from owning a firearm because of prior felony convictions.
6 months ago
FILE — Police lights. (KSL TV)...
Alexander Campbell

Domestic violence call turns into SWAT activation in West Jordan

What originated as a domestic violence call has turned into a SWAT callout with a barricaded suspect near 7000 S. Redwood Road.
6 months ago
Men stand by a van behind rows of police tape...
RIO YAMAT Associated Press

Police: Suspect dead after shootings near Las Vegas leaves 5 people dead, teen injured

A man who fatally shot five people and critically injured a 13-year-old girl at apartments near Las Vegas has killed himself, authorities said Tuesday.
6 months ago
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has declared US gun violence an urgent public health crisis. (West...
Jen Christensen, CNN

US surgeon general declares US gun violence an urgent public health crisis

Gun violence in the United States is an urgent public health crisis that demands the “collective commitment of the nation” to stop it, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says in a new advisory released Tuesday.
6 months ago
A Clearfield City police truck is in the snow...
Carlysle Price

18-year-old hospitalized after Clearfield shooting

Clearfield City Police Department said an 18-year-old was shot Friday night in a shooting between a group of adults and juveniles.
6 months ago
An SLCPD car with it's lights on. (Salt Lake City Police Department)...
Carlysle Price

SLCPD arrest fugitive shooting suspect

The Salt Lake City Police Department said a fugitive suspect wanted in connection to a shooting in February was arrested Friday, according to a press release.
6 months ago
The Supreme Court decided Friday to uphold a federal gun control law that is meant to protect victi...
Brian Carlson

Supreme Court upholds gun law intended to protect domestic violence victims

The Supreme Court decided Friday to uphold a federal gun control law that is meant to protect victims of domestic violence. The law prevents people with a domestic violence restraining order from having a gun.
6 months ago
The American Fork couple who was found dead in apparent murder-suicide on June 19, 2024....
Michael Houck and Lindsay Aerts, KSL TV

American Fork police rule married couple deaths as murder-suicide

Police have released the identities of the married couple found dead in American Fork Thursday and are ruling it was a murder-suicide. 
6 months ago
Ten people have been shot, 2 fatally, following an active shooter incident at Mad Butcher Grocery i...
Zoe Sottile and Justin Lear, CNN

Three dead, 10 wounded, in Arkansas grocery store shooting, authorities say

Three people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting at a grocery store in Fordyce, Arkansas, the Arkansas State Police said in a news conference Friday.
6 months ago
Quavo and Vice President Kamala Harris appear on stage at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia on ...
Lisa Respers France and Ebony Davis, CNN

Quavo hosts an anti-gun violence summit with VP Kamala Harris on late nephew Takeoff’s birthday

On Tuesday, which would have been Takeoff’s 30th birthday, Quavo co-hosted the firstRocket Foundation Summit in collaboration with US Vice President Kamala Harris and the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention at The Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
6 months ago
Anderson Lee Aldrich, center, sits during a court appearance in Colorado Springs in November 2022. ...
Dakin Andone, Lucy Kafanov and Zoe Sottile, CNN

Shooter who killed 5 at a Colorado LGBTQ+ club pleads guilty to 50 federal hate crimes

The shooter who killed 5 at a Colorado LGBTQ+ club in 2022 pleaded guilty to 50 federal hate crimes on Tuesday.
6 months ago
Handcuffs in a jail cell. (Ravell Call/Deseret News)...
Michael Houck

Police: Motorcyclist found with ‘fresh blood on his face’ after allegedly shooting another driver

A motorcyclist allegedly followed a car after a physical fight and shot at the car's driver multiple times before fleeing the scene, police say.
6 months ago

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