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WEST VALLEY CITY — A 19-year-old woman was treated for a large slash on her face Monday after reportedly being attacked by a man wearing a Halloween mask. In an unrelated incident, a man was shot when he opened his door Halloween night.
The woman told police she was answering her door for trick-or-treaters about 10 p.m. near 4600 West and 3100 South when a person wearing a "Scream" mask and black clothing knocked on the door, said West Valley Police Sgt. Mike Powell.
When the woman answered the door, she was slashed in the face with the man's knife, Powell said. The woman received an undisclosed number of stitches at a local hospital.
Just after 11 p.m., police were called to a residence near 1850 West and 3100 South on an unrelated incident. Powell said a 32-year-old man had opened the door after hearing someone knocking, and was fired upon multiple times.
The victim was struck in the arm and abdomen, Powell said. He was taken to a local hospital to undergo emergency surgery.
Powell said investigators did not believe this incident was random.
"This was someone they had seen or had some type of prior knowledge of," Powell said.
Detectives were still working Tuesday on a possible connection between the victim and alleged gunman. The alleged attacker possible drove away from the scene in a white Chevy Tahoe.
Anyone with information on either of the two incidents can call police at 801-840-4000.
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