He is not saying Aaron Lowe would still be alive had Salt Lake police responded sooner to a house party after a 911 noise complaint — but the executive director of the Utah Fraternal Order of Police said response times in the city have gone up, the police department is "understaffed" and the "community deserves better leadership from the mayor and police chief."

"It's getting out of control," said the FOP's Ian Adams. "The street cops are doing everything they can to hold the city together, but there needs to be a plan from city leadership on this. We can't wait until every house party turns into a homicide."

2News Kelly Vaughen, citing a police spokesman, reported officers received a first 911 call about party noise at a Sugar House home at 10:30 Saturday night, but police were not available to respond.

Nearly two hours later, there was a second 911 call about a fight with weapons and police were "immediately dispatched." About eight minutes later, as police were approaching the home, a 911 call was made reporting shots fired.

"The city deserves a better resourced department that can respond to these calls faster," Adams said. "Any call, including a noise complaint from a house party."

Adams contended city police response times, even for priority calls where there are threats to life or serious injury, have gone up in the last few months.

2News reached out Mayor Mendenhall's office on Sunday evening for a response, and a spokesperson replied before 2News at 10.

"We're thankful and proud of the work of our officers who arrived within five minutes of a call about an altercation involving a weapon," the spokesperson said. "Our thoughts and prayers remain with the family and friends of Aaron Lowe during this difficult time."