SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City Police are still searching for a motive after a man was found dead on a sidewalk early Sunday morning.
The man was later identified as 18-year-old Gabriel Vigil.
Police said in an update Monday morning that Vigil was found with at least one gunshot wound and died at the scene.
Officers responded to the area of 300 East 800 South just after 2:30 a.m. Sunday after dispatchers received multiple calls reporting a shooting.
Police later said "several people" were attending a birthday party at a rental house in the area when an argument broke out.
The argument escalated into a fight, which eventually led to a shooting, detectives discovered.
"Officers, detectives, and crime lab technicians found gunfire damage to a house, fence, and multiple parked cars," Salt Lake City Police reported.
More than 24 hours after the incident, police announced they arrested a woman, identified as 23-year-old Tommi Gallegos on one count of obstruction of justice.
While she is not accused of pulling the trigger that ultimately killed Vigil, officials said Gallegos "made false statements to hinder, delay, or prevent prosecution in this investigation."
A motive for the shooting is still under investigation and those with information are asked to call police at 801-799-3000.
The deadly shooting marks SLCPD's second homicide investigation of 2024.
