Update: Two injured in Salt Lake City shooting; one person later released from hospital

Aug 10, 2024, 9:39 AM | Updated: 9:10 pm

Salt Lake City Police and Highway Patrol investigate a shooting in downtown Salt Lake City, Aug. 10...

Salt Lake City Police and Highway Patrol investigate a shooting in downtown Salt Lake City, Aug. 10, 2024. (Salt Lake City Police Department)

(Salt Lake City Police Department)

UPDATE On Saturday night, police said a 24-year-old woman who was struck by a stray bullet has been released from the hospital.

She was intially admitted in serious but stable condition.

A man was also shot. Police said he was transported to the hospital in critical condition. Police said Saturday night that he has been upgraded to critical but stable.

Police are still searching for the shooter.


SALT LAKE CITY — Two people were injured during a shooting that broke out Saturday morning.

At approximately 12:55 a.m. Saturday, officers with the Salt Lake City Police Department said they were investigating a fight near State Street when they heard multiple gunshots being fired near State Street and Exchange Place. The officers ran toward the gunshots, and “encountered several people running toward them.”

Officers reportedly found a man in a nearby parking lot and a woman in a nearby business who had gunshot wounds.

SLCPD said the officers performed lifesaving aid on both the man and woman, and paramedics took them to a hospital.

The man was in critical condition. The woman, 24, was in stable condition, and her injuries were not considered life-threatening.

SLCPD reported that “several small fights broke out” at the scene, and additional officers and troopers from the Utah Highway Patrol were called.

No arrests have been made at this time, and this incident is still under investigation.

Police ask that anybody with information call 801-799-3000.

This story is developing and may be updated as KSL TV receives more information from officials.

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Update: Two injured in Salt Lake City shooting; one person later released from hospital