SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — A 34-year-old man died in a hospital on Saturday, November 7, after he was shot following a confrontation near 475 West 600 South, in the north end of Salt Lake City's Ballpark neighborhood, according to the Salt Lake City Police Department.

The call came into dispatch at 9:54 a.m. on Saturday from a citizen who reported an initial confrontation, after which, police said, the suspect fired shots at the victim. Officers responded to the area of 475 West 600 South. The man was transported to a hospital, where he was declared deceased, a police lieutenant told Gephardt Daily.

Police had not released the man's name as of the first reports, because officers were still working to notify his next of kin. No identifying details about the suspect were released either. Investigators said witnesses at the scene were bystanders who were not connected to the people involved, and the investigation was in its early stages.

Suspect fled, still at large at noon

The suspect fled the scene in a vehicle headed southbound, according to a multi-outlet summary of the police account. As of noon on Saturday, the suspect remained at large. Police said they were not sharing information about the suspect at that point, and added that they did not believe there was any outstanding risk to the public, describing the shooting as an isolated incident that followed a confrontation between the people involved.

Ballpark, at the edge of the Granary District

The Ballpark neighborhood, named for the area's baseball history, sits just south and west of downtown Salt Lake City, and 600 South is one of the main one-way corridors carrying traffic out of the city center. The blocks around 475 West, at the edge of the Granary District, mix warehouses, workshops, apartments and small businesses — a largely working district that is quiet on a Saturday morning, which is when witnesses reported the confrontation.

The fatal shooting was the first of two shootings Salt Lake City police handled that weekend. Early on Sunday, two more people were injured in a downtown parking lot near 375 South State Street and a suspect was taken into custody. Police have not said the two incidents are connected.

What happens next

Homicide detectives are expected to release the victim's name once his family has been notified, to seek surveillance video from businesses along 600 South, and to ask anyone who saw the confrontation or the suspect's vehicle leaving southbound to contact the Salt Lake City Police Department. Awaaz Punjab will update this story when the victim is named or an arrest is announced.