SALT LAKE CITY — Members of the U.S. Marshals Service were involved in a shooting Monday afternoon in the Sugar House neighborhood, and the Salt Lake City Police Department is investigating.
SLCPD said the incident involved a fugitive task force. It took place near Elm Avenue and Lincoln Street (approximately 2150 South and 950 East).
While the details about what happened were not immediately available, officials said one person is in custody and there is no threat to the public's safety. A later update from SLCPD said the suspect is in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Nobody else was injured.
SLCPD said its officers were not involved but were called to the scene to assist after the fact, around 4:20 p.m. The department is in charge of investigating the "officer-involved critical incident."
Officials said a traffic stop was part of the incident, and photos from the scene show a car that appears to have gone over the curb and crashed into some bushes.
FOX 13 News spoke with Francisco Rodriguez, a manager at the Burt Brothers near where this incident took place. He said the suspect was the ex-husband of one of the employees at the location and showed up at the store before the incident. He said the man was told to leave several times.
Rodriguez said the suspect eventually left while being followed by several unmarked cars. He said the suspect attempted to go through the Smith's parking lot and eventually hit a light pole.
"It looked like they threw some kind of a shock bomb or something under the car [and] started shooting. I heard a bunch of shots, at least 15 to 20 shots, and then a bunch of smoke and yelling," said Rodriguez.
Rodriguez told FOX 13 News that the incident took place in the span of about 5 to 10 minutes.
"I've never seen anything like this, this intense happen with this many people in public, you know, out walking around and stuff. So it was pretty crazy, and I think they did a great job on containing it and keeping everybody safe," said Rodriguez.
The identity of the suspect has not been released at this time.
Once the investigation has been completed, the Salt Lake City Police Department will refer the case to the District Attorney's Office.
