OREM, Utah — Two people were shot and wounded early Saturday morning at a student housing complex in Orem.
Orem Police said they were called to the scene of a shooting around 1:15 a.m. at Axis Apartments (or Axis Luxury Student Living), located just across I-15 from Utah Valley University.
“I like, went into shock. I was like, 'I don’t know what's going on,'" said Chloe Mitchell, who lives at the complex. "[My roommate] told me before I came home and was like, 'Be careful, there’s a shooting going on,' and I was like, 'What?!'”
When she came home early Saturday morning, she said she saw police and sirens everywhere and was trying to figure out what was going on.
“I like, walked right here and I saw the broken glass, and then I looked up at about the third floor and it was like caution tape all around," Mitchell said. "Cops standing there and the glass was like broken and everything, and it was just scary, and I was like, 'I’m locking my door tonight.'"
“They cut off one of the levels," added Chloe Nuttall, Mitchell's roommate. "It was really quiet, like especially for a Friday night. It was way quiet so I knew something was wrong."
Two people were shot, but police said they were both treated and are expected to make a full recovery.
The suspect fled the scene, and Orem Police said they were still working to identify them as of Saturday afternoon.
The incident is under investigation and information on what led up to the shooting was not available. However, officials said they believe it was an isolated incident. It was not clear whether the suspect or victims live in the building, but residents say this is a situation they hoped to never see.
“Not everybody can just go in the building or whatever like some of the apartment complexes surrounding, and I feel like we are paying for that,” said Skylar Ballou.” And then just hearing that there’s a shooting, where we’re paying to be safer, definitely makes me intimidated.”
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the department at 801-229-7070.
