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One dead, one in custody after domestic violence incident ends in a shooting

Related Topics: Domestic violence, Shooting

According to Unified Police, officers responded to an apartment near 7690 S. Center Square shortly before 7 p.m. on Sunday. The initial report was for domestic violence; it was closely followed by a report of shots fired.

Officers found one person had been shot and apprehended a suspect. The victim was transported to a local hospital and died shortly thereafter.

UPD called on the Salt Lake Police Department to conduct the investigation when it was discovered that one of the people involved is a relative of a Unified Police employee.

#SLCPD handling @UPDSL case due to conflict of interest.