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Suspect in custody following shooting on State Street in Midvale

Suspect in custody following shooting on State Street in Midvale
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MIDVALE, Utah — A suspect is in custody following a late night shooting that sent one man to the hospital in Midvale on Thursday.

According to the Unified Police Department,

The shooting occurred just before 11:30 p.m. in the area of State Street and 7200 South, according to the Unified Police Department. A 41-year-old man was seen flagging down officers and telling them he had been shot.

The victim was taken to the hospital in fair condition.

While investigators were collecting evidence at the scene, another person approached officers and claimed to be the shooter. After interviewing the man, 23-year-old Dakota Pierce, he was taken into custody and a weapon was collected by police.