SOUTH JORDAN, Utah — One man was taken to the hospital after an argument at a party in South Jordan escalated to a shooting early Saturday morning.
According to South Jordan Police, officers were called to a house near 6100 W. Arranmore Drive around 2 a.m., where a party was being held.
At the scene, they found a 31-year-old man with two minor gunshot wounds, one in each leg. He was transported to the hospital in stable condition.
Officers later learned that the shooting was prompted by an argument at the party, but they were not able to locate the shooter responsible. The incident remains under investigation but is believed to be isolated with no immediate danger to the public.
Vanessa Brito and her family moved into their Daybreak home just a month ago.
"It seemed very quiet here," she said.
What Brito woke up to at 2 a.m. Saturday morning was very odd, she said.
“We were sleeping, and we just heard like a bunch of like people screaming," she said. "That's when we looked out the window we saw like a bunch of kids running out of the house.”
She watched the commotion, unsure of what to do.
“I have little kids," she said. "I was scared, and we didn't know what to do. There was a bunch of cops and ambulances, and they had to close it off.”
“It's an isolated incident," said Sgt. Eric Anderson with the South Jordan Police Department. "It was a party. People were probably drinking, emotions got the better of them.”
He added that shootings don’t happen often in South Jordan.
“The last one we had was Thanksgiving two or three years ago at something similar, a party," said Anderson.
Once caught, the suspect could face aggravated assault or attempted murder charges.
Anyone who might have information on the suspects involved can contact the South Jordan Police Department at 801-254-4708.
