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Stabbing at Salt Lake City funeral home started as brawl during viewing, police say

Posted at 2:08 PM, Mar 19, 2024
and last updated 2024-03-20 15:58:40-04

SALT LAKE CITY — Multiple people were stabbed Tuesday afternoon in a brawl that broke out at a funeral home in downtown Salt Lake City.

Police were called to Neil O'Donnell Funeral Home at 372 E. 100 South around 1:30 p.m.

In an update released Wednesday, police said several dozen people were at a funeral home for a viewing. At some point during the viewing, they said a fight broke out. The fight escalated, and at least three people were stabbed.

Police found four victims when they arrived. Initially, they believed one had been shot and three had been stabbed. The victim believed to have been shot was taken to the hospital in critical condition with life-threatening injuries. However, SLCPD later gave an update that doctors could not confirm the cause of the victim's wound. His current condition is not known.

The three confirmed stabbing victims' statuses ranged from minor to serious, but non-life-threatening.

Officers also learned that a vehicle fled the scene at a high rate of speed. They were able to find and stop the vehicle just a few blocks away at 35 W. Broadway. Inside were three people. Two had minor injuries and were taken to the hospital, but they have since been released. The third was uninjured and was detained for questioning. SLCPD said none of these three individuals appeared to have been stabbed.

In total, six people were injured in the fight. They were all males, ranging from 17 to 35 years old.

No suspects have been arrested as of Wednesday afternoon.

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