SOUTH JORDAN, Utah — A man has died, and two suspects are in custody following a shooting in a South Jordan neighborhood early Saturday morning.
South Jordan Police say the investigation began just after 1:45 a.m. in the area of 11500 South Copperstone Drive.
Once on scene, they found the victim, later identified as 34-year-old Alexander Powell, with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died.
Arresting documents say Kevin Charles Scarbourough, 38, was identified by witnesses as the person who "brought the shooter to the residence." The shooter has been identified by court documents as 25-year-old Zachary Gage Prescott.
Witnesses told police that Scarbourough and the victim got into multiple physical altercations in the backyard of a home. The argument was allegedly gang-related.
Once it was broken up, Scarbourough, the victim and Prescott walked to the front of the home, where Scarbourough allegedly ordered Prescott to shoot the victim, to which Prescott replied, "I don't wanna go to prison." After Scarbourough gave the order again, witnesses heard gunshots. Officers later obtained surveillance footage showing the moment Scarbourough gave the order.
Post-Miranda, Scarbourough admitted to being at the scene, having arrived with Prescott. He told officers that "everything was fine until he went to the bathroom." From there, he described a chaotic scene of people running out of the home prior to his arrest.
He was booked into Salt Lake County Jail on suspicion of murder and is currently being held without bail.
Police said they served a search warrant Sunday morning at a property in Duchesne County, which resulted in the arrest of the second suspect, Zachary Prescott. He was booked for homicide, SJPD said in the update Sunday evening.
The family of Alexander Powell has established a GoFundMe to raise money to cover his funeral expenses. You can find the fundraiser here.
