Downtown Salt Lake City was the scene of a tense altercation in the early hours of Saturday when suspects exchanging fire with a police officer managed to escape. According to KUTV, the incident, which occurred near Pierpont Avenue and 200 West around 3 a.m., involved unidentified individuals firing a gun and an officer subsequently shooting back as the suspects fled. No injuries have been reported in connection with the shooting, and at this time, the authorities are lacking details on both the suspects and their vehicle. An investigation is underway.
The exchange of gunfire also received coverage from KSL NewsRadio, which confirmed the location outside SKY nightclub where a suspect fired shots at an officer, with police managing to return at least one shot; however, no arrests have been made in relation to the incident, and detailed information about the suspect was not provided by the time the station published its report. The KSL NewsRadio emphasized that no injuries were reported at the scene of the shooting.
Further details were provided by ABC4, which stated that the Salt Lake City Police were originally responding to a possible fight when the gunfire exchange took place, with the suspect in the vehicle firing shots towards officers. One officer fired back, but it remains unknown if the suspect was hit, Sgt. Greg Wilking of the Salt Lake City Police Department shared that the suspect remains at large following the incident.
