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SLC police seek homicide suspects considered armed and dangerous

Posted at 5:26 PM, Jun 16, 2016
and last updated 2016-06-16 20:51:05-04
Two men wanted in connection with a homicide. Images courtesy Salt Lake City Police Department.

Two men wanted in connection with a homicide. Images courtesy Salt Lake City Police Department.

SALT LAKE CITY — Police in Salt Lake City are asking for the public’s help in locating two men suspected in a homicide, and police say both men are documented gang members who should be considered armed and dangerous.

Police are searching for 36-year-old Lucas Troy Neilson and 25-year-old Alfredo Lolani as suspects in the killing of Mauricio Martinez, which occurred May 27. The victim was found in a credit union parking lot in Cottonwood Heights.

Police state both suspects are documented gang members who should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone who sees either man or who has knowledge of their whereabouts is asked to call police at 801-799-3000.

Police state homicide detectives also want to give both men the chance to turn themselves in, and they said they can do so by calling that same number.

Neilson is described as being an adult white male who stands 6-feet tall and weighs 215 pounds.

Lolani is described as being an adult Polynesian male who stands 5-feet 11-inches tall and weighs 240 pounds. He has long, braided hair.