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Man arrested after fatal shooting in South Salt Lake; police identify victim

Posted at 7:50 AM, Mar 03, 2018
and last updated 2018-03-03 19:34:31-05

SOUTH SALT LAKE - Police have made an arrest after a shooting that left one person dead and two others injured at an apartment complex in South Salt Lake Saturday.

The shooting occurred early Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon police announced the arrest of 20-year-old Isaiah Lucas of West Jordan, Utah.

The deceased has been identified as 24-year-old Patrick Andrews of South Salt Lake.

South Salt Lake Police Sgt. Gary Keller says  another male and a female were taken to hospitals. They are so far only identified as a 25-year-old man from Sunset and an 18-year-old woman from Murray. Both are listed in "stable" condition.

Police believe the incident began at a party when an argument broke out and shots were fired around 3:30 a.m.

Multiple agencies responded to the area to begin the investigation. Unified Police confirmed they were using K9 units to track and find the shooter.

Lucas was booked on charges that include murder, aggravated assault and three counts of felony discharge of firearm.