SPANISH FORK, Utah — After about a month with no answers, a reward is now being offered for information on whoever fired gunshots at a Krishna temple in Utah County.
The Shri Shri Radha Krishna Temple, located in Spanish Fork, was shot multiple times in June. While nobody was injured, it came as a shock to those who go to there to find peace.
“There’s been such an outcry from the community. This is an area in which people do not tolerate this kind of thing. There is zero sympathy for this person, parentheses, persons that did this," said Charu Das, Sri Sri Rhada Krishna Temple vice president.
On Wednesday, the Utah County Sheriff's Office announced that an "anonymous source" is offering $11,000 for information that leads to the arrest and prosecution of the suspect(s).
“We are hopeful that with $11,000, and people like this usually can’t keep their mouth shut, that someone will call in a tip and will prosecute them,” said Das.
The sheriff's office added that they are still actively investigating. With Wednesday's announcement, they also released a photo of the suspect's vehicle:
Homeland Security and the FBI suggested to the temple that they replace the windows, one of which has a bullet hole in it, with bullet-resistant glass. They also suggested that, should they receive any negative comments on social media, to let them know because that’s trouble waiting to happen.
Tips can be called in to the sheriff's office at 801-851-4024.
