TAYLORSVILLE, Utah — One person was shot in the back of the head following what police believe stemmed from a botched drug deal or attempted robbery incident in Taylorsville on Thursday afternoon.
Police say two vehicles were heading eastbound on 6200 South when witnesses reported seeing people inside an SUV fire several shots toward a car. One person inside the car suffered a gunshot wound to the back of the head, causing the vehicle to crash into the Interstate 215 overpass.
Police are asking any who has information regarding the vehicle seen below to contact Taylorsville police.
Initially, police thought the incident was related to road rage but after an investigation, they believe the shooting stemmed from a botched drug deal or attempted robbery.
The male victim was transported to a local hospital in stable condition.
Police are searching for several occupants who were inside a gray/silver SUV (pictured above).
Officials reported they served a search warrant on the vehicle of the victim who was shot and found "distributable amounts of narcotics and a large amount of money in his car."
The victim is from out of state, police said and is not being cooperative with the investigation.
Investigators are still searching for the suspects involved in the shooting.
Southbound lanes of Redwood Road at 5800 South were closed for several hours during the investigation.
Anyone with any information about the SUV is urged to call Taylorsville police.
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