UPDATED: Shots fired at indoor swap meet in West Valley City
Aug 7, 2022, 3:10 PM | Updated: Dec 29, 2022, 11:28 am
Image of the firearm used in the Swap meet shooting in WVC (Photo courtesy of Ben Braun)
(Photo courtesy of Ben Braun)
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah – A shooting in West Valley City injured two and left two crime scenes. The incident took place at an indoor swap meet in the area of 1500 W 3500 S.
Police responded to reports of shots fired just after 1 p.m. Upon arrival, they located someone matching the suspects description in the parking lot next to the swap meet.
During an exchange between this individual and responding officers, a West Valley City Police Officer shot the individual identified as the suspect. He is currently in the hospital in critical condition.
The victim, 41-year-old male, was grazed in the head by a bullet and is in the hospital in stable condition.
OFFICER INVOLVED CRITICAL INCIDENT: shortly after 1pm officers were dispatched to a shooting near the Car’l Jr. restaurant. Officers responded and located a shooting victim at the restaurant. Another officer located a suspect matching the description of the shooter nearby. /1 pic.twitter.com/jyQzPzLPWL
— WVC Police (@WVCPD) August 7, 2022
This is a developing story and will be updated.
