SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah — Three people were transported to the hospital early Sunday morning following a shooting in a South Salt Lake neighborhood. One of them remains in critical condition.
South Salt Lake Police tells FOX 13 News that the investigation began around 2:45 a.m., after officers received multiple reports of shots being fired in the area of 300 East Penney Avenue.
Once on scene, they found three male victims, one adult and two minors, each with gunshot wounds. All three were transported to a local hospital. Police tell FOX 13 News that all three victims are now in stable condition.
Police believe the incident to be a targeted, isolated attack. While there is currently no suspect information, they do not believe there is a threat to the public.
Officers have continued to investigate scene throughout the morning.
Herriman resident Carmen Diaz says she was visiting her kids at the South Salt Lake complex when the noise outside started to worry her.
“I heard very well the voices of two guys fighting,” Diaz said outside of her children's apartment. “I couldn’t see but I heard that maybe people were punching and fighting."
She says she heard people fighting outside the apartment complex around midnight. At the time, her son was asleep inside the apartment while her daughter was out celebrating her birthday.
“It’s definitely a surprising incident, but we would like to reaffirm that this is an isolated targeted incident,” Shaun Ward, a public information officer for the South Salt Lake Police Department said Sunday. "There's no threat to the public at this time."
Diaz says she has been visiting her son and daughter living at the apartment complex for the last three years.
“The fighting I heard last night was the first time I heard something like that in this neighborhood,” Diaz said.
This is a developing story. FOX 13 News will provide updates as we learn more.
