SALT LAKE CITY — A woman has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing a man in the Glendale neighborhood of Salt Lake City.
Vanessa Nicole Johnson, 32, was arrested for the alleged murder of 45-year-old Jeremy Robert Martin, officials reported.
Police were initially dispatched to the area of Wenco Circle and Wenco Drive on the evening of December 30 for reports that an adult, later identified as Martin, was unresponsive on the ground.
Salt Lake City Fire and Gold Cross Ambulance responded to the scene and began life-saving efforts, officials reported.
Despite emergency life-saving care, Martin died at the scene.
During the investigation, officials learned Johnson and Martin got into an argument when, "for an unknown reason," Johnson allegedly pulled out a gun and shot Martin. The involved gun has not yet been located by officials.
The relationship between the two individuals, if any, was not made available by officials.
Video surveillance footage additionally showed Johnson and getting into a car and leaning the scene "at a high rate of speed," police reported.
Johnson is the third homicide-related arrest Salt Lake City police have conducted in one week. On Thursday, SLCPD announced a 19-year-old was arrested for a shooting at a party that happened in September 2023. They also announced the arrest of a 41-year-old man who was arrested in relation to a shooting at a storage facility.
Officials specified that all three shootings are in no way related.
