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MURRAY — Police believe an attempted carjacking in the parking lot of Murray fitness center led to the shootings of both the victim and the man accused of trying to take her car.
About 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, Murray police were called to the EOS Fitness parking lot, 5550 S. 900 East, on a report of shots fired.
"When officers arrived they learned that it was an attempted carjacking where the victim and suspect both received gunshot wounds," police said in a prepared statement.
A woman in her 20s was shot in the abdomen and taken to a local hospital in critical condition. A man, also in his 20s, got into another car after being shot and before police arrived, and was later "dropped off at a local hospital with a critical but stable gunshot wound to the chest," police said.
Investigators believe the woman was the victim of a random carjacking attempt. Few details about what transpired in the parking lot have been released, but police say two weapons have been recovered. Why the man picked the victim or her vehicle to take remained under investigation on Thursday.
Although police said the man who was shot was "dropped off" at a hospital, Murray police spokeswoman Kristin Reardon says detectives believe they have identified everyone involved.
One woman said she had talked to the woman after she had finished a swimming workout and as she was leaving the locker room. The woman heard a loud sound and then saw the victim on the ground.
"When I came out, she was laying on the ground and she had obviously been super wounded," the witness said. "The only thing we were hearing was that we didn't know where the shooter was. Some people had thought they ran in, some thought they ran out."
Another witness told KSL-TV he was working out when he heard three gunshots.
Contributing: Josh Ellis
