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SLC Police name persons of interest in fatal apartment shooting

Posted at 4:59 PM, Dec 07, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-07 18:59:59-05

SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City Police have named two people as persons of interest in an apartment shooting that left one man dead and a woman in critical condition.

Sunday's shooting at the Milagro Apartments occurred inside an elevator on the 7th floor of the complex.

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Police have identified 23-year-old Miguel Angel Prado as the victim. Prado was visiting someone at the apartment complex when he was shot and killed.

A woman who is a resident of the Milagro Apartments was critically injured during the shooting.

Salt Lake Police say they are attempting to locate Lennyn Barrios-Peralta, 22, and Andrea Martina Velez, 19, and have named them persons of interest in the shooting. The two are not yet suspects, but police would like to speak with them regarding the incident.

It's not known if Prado knew either Barrios-Peralta or Velez before he was shot.