Teen who died in Saturday shooting identified

A teen who was critically injured in a shooting near 500 South Post Street in Salt Lake City and later died Saturday has been identified.

A teen who was critically injured in a shooting near 500 South Post Street in Salt Lake City and later died Saturday has been identified. (Salt Lake City police )


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SALT LAKE CITY — A teenager who was critically injured in a shooting near 500 South Post Street in Salt Lake City early Saturday and later died has been identified.

Sunday afternoon, police identified him as 17-year-old Bryan Galicia-Rodriguez.

About 12:54 a.m., police received multiple 911 calls reporting a shooting near Post Street. When officers arrived they found a man with at least one gunshot wound, according to police. The man was transported to the hospital and later died, police said.

Police said a preliminary investigation indicated that a suspect stood outside Galicia-Rodriguez's vehicle and fired multiple rounds into the car. A passenger was also in the car and was not injured. The suspect immediately got into a car and left following the shooting, according to police.

Police searched the area but didn't find the suspect or the suspect's car.

Police also didn't release any details on the suspect.

Police said this shooting didn't appear to be random.

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Ashley Fredde covers human services and and women's issues for KSL.com. She also enjoys reporting on arts, culture and entertainment news. She's a graduate of the University of Arizona.

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