SALT LAKE CITY — A man was injured and two suspects were arrested after a shooting outside of a Salt Lake City bar early Saturday morning.
Salt Lake City Police said the shooting occurred around 1:30 a.m. outside Johnny's On Second, at 165 East 200 South.
Witnesses told police that a fight broke out among approximately 20 people inside the bar. The fight then spilled out onto the sidewalk in front of the bar, and at one point, a man pulled out a handgun and fired multiple shots into the air, then additional shots pointing east.
SLCPD said one of the bullets struck a male bystander who was about 60 yards away from the scene. He was taken to a local hospital with a non-life-threatening injury.
Witnesses also said the shooter yelled "gang references" after firing the shots. He then fled in an SUV, which was stopped by Utah Highway Patrol troopers a short distance away.
Police say the suspected shooter is 40-year-old Angelo Mark Garcia. He was arrested and faces felony charges of:
- Discharge of a firearm causing serious injury
- Riot with a dangerous weapon
- Aggravated assault
- Prohibited dangerous weapon conduct
An additional suspect, 22-year-old Joshua Jesus Daniel Martinez, was booked on one misdemeanor count of "riot." Police said they learned that he was involved in the fight and belongs to the same gang as Garcia.
Martinez's bail was set at $5,000. Garcia is being held without bail.
