SALT LAKE CITY — One person was fatally wounded in a shooting in the Ballpark neighborhood of Salt Lake City on the morning of Tuesday, October 11.
Police said the shooting occurred just after 10 a.m. at the Wasatch Inn, which is located at 1416 S. State Street. The male victim was shot in the head and found in the parking lot, according to officials, and homicide investigators responded to the scene as a precaution.
The victim was taken to the hospital and he later died, police said in an update on October 17. He was identified as 38-year-old Nickolas Parks.
The Salt Lake City Police Department said the shooter and Parks got into a fight before the suspect shot Parks and fled the scene.
The suspected shooter has been identified as 60-year-old Joseph Marquez, and he was taken into custody after a search.
Police described Marquez as a Hispanic man, balding, with no facial hair, wearing a green puffy jacket, red and black sweatpants, and white shoes.
Police have arrested 71-year-old Thomas Leroy Glasker on charges of attempted murder and obstruction of justice, saying he aided and abetted Marquez by providing the gun and acting as the getaway driver.
Police added that the shooting was an isolated incident and there is no danger to the public.
The Ballpark Neighborhood has seen a large uptick in crime in recent years, with its homicide rate nine times higher than Salt Lake City as a whole, data from the Ballpark Community Council shows.
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