SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Two people, a man and a woman, were injured and an adult male suspect was taken into custody after a shooting in downtown Salt Lake City early on Sunday, November 8, in a parking lot near 375 South State Street, according to the Salt Lake City Police Department.

Officers responded to multiple reports of shots fired at about 3:06 a.m., police told Gephardt Daily. By the time officers arrived, the two victims had already been taken to a hospital in private vehicles. Police described their injuries as non-life-threatening; a second report carried on the Utah newswire said both victims were shot in the ankles just after 3 a.m. at 375 South State Street.

Investigators found multiple shell casings in a parking lot at the northeast corner of State Street and 400 South, one of the busiest intersections in downtown Salt Lake City. The area remained an active crime scene through the overnight hours while officers documented the scene and collected evidence.

Suspect in custody, motive not released

Police said an adult male suspect was taken into custody in connection with the shooting. Officers had not publicly named the suspect or announced formal charges in the reports published on Sunday, and no motive had been released. Police said they believe the shooting was an isolated incident and that there is no ongoing threat to the public.

The corner of State and 400 South

State Street is Salt Lake City's main north–south artery, and the blocks around 400 South carry late-night bar, restaurant and entertainment traffic on weekends. A shooting in a parking lot on that corridor, in the early hours after Saturday night, is the kind of incident downtown businesses and residents watch closely, because it happens on ground that thousands of people cross every weekend night.

The downtown shooting was the second shooting Salt Lake City police handled that weekend. On Saturday morning, a 34-year-old man died after a shooting near 475 West 600 South in the Ballpark neighborhood, south of downtown. Police have not said the two incidents are connected, and each is being investigated separately.

What happens next

Detectives are expected to review surveillance video from downtown businesses, interview witnesses who were in the area around 3 a.m., and complete the booking and charging process for the man in custody. Police typically release a suspect's name and the charges he faces after formal booking, and Awaaz Punjab will update this story when that information is released.