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SALT LAKE CITY — A Wednesday night shooting left one man dead and another critically injured outside a Salt Lake convenience store as police continued searching for the gunman Thursday, police said.
Officers responded to 203 E. Hampton Avenue after receiving multiple 911 calls just before midnight, according to Salt Lake Police Lt. Victor Valencia. Police found two people had been shot, including one who died at the scene. The name of the deceased has not yet been released.
The other injured person was taken to the University of Utah Hospital in critical condition. He is expected to recover, police said.
Witnesses told police a man drove up in a 2006 grey Nissan Altima, shot at the two people outside the store, then got back in his car and drove away southbound. Police were still looking for him as of Thursday morning, but a description of the gunman wasn't immediately released.
Man shot and killed right outside the Corner Stop, a convenience store just west of Liberty Park. Police now looking for a gunman who took off in a grey 2006 Nissan Altima. Another victim is at the University of Utah Hospital in critical. @KSL5TV#slcpd#slcpic.twitter.com/fxYlpU0Tgd
— Felicia Martinez (@FeliciaKSL) December 31, 2020
Investigators recovered shell casings from the scene and interviewed several witnesses.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Salt Lake City Police Department.
Contributing: Felicia Martinez, KSL TV
