{"id":7914,"date":"2026-01-08T08:44:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T08:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7914"},"modified":"2026-01-08T08:44:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T08:44:47","slug":"two-people-killed-in-shooting-outside-mormon-church-in-salt-lake-city-us-gun-violence-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7914","title":{"rendered":"Two people killed in shooting outside Mormon church in Salt Lake City, US | Gun Violence News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>As manhunt is under way, police do not believe attack was random but neither was it likely to be attack on religion.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 8 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">8 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Two people have been killed and several injured in a shooting in the car park of a Mormon church in the Utah capital of Salt Lake City in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the shooting occurred on Wednesday in the car park of a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where dozens of people were attending a funeral.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Three of the six injured victims are in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>Police confirmed that no suspect was in custody and have launched a manhunt, with the FBI reportedly offering assistance.<\/p>\n<p>While police said they did not believe the shooting was random, Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd told The Associated Press news agency it did not appear to be a targeted attack against a religion.<\/p>\n<p>Church spokesman Glen Mills told reporters there had been signs of a fracas outside the church, where the funeral was taking place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOut in the parking lot, there was some sort of altercation took [place] and that\u2019s when shots were fired,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>About 100 law enforcement vehicles were at the scene in the aftermath, with helicopters flying overhead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs soon as I came over, I see someone on the ground\u2026 People are attending to him and crying and arguing,\u201d said Brennan McIntire, a local man who spoke to AP.<\/p>\n<p>Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall said, \u201cThis should never have happened outside a place of worship. This should never have happened outside a celebration of life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The church, which has headquarters in Salt Lake City, is cooperating with law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>About half of Utah\u2019s 3.5 million residents are members of the faith. Churches like the one where the shooting occurred can be found in towns throughout the city and state.<\/p>\n<p>The faith has been on heightened alert since four people were killed when a former Marine opened fire in a Michigan church last month and set it ablaze.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI found that he was motivated by \u201canti-religious beliefs\u201d against the church.<\/p>\n<p>About 82 percent of mass killings in the US in 2025 involved a firearm, according to a database maintained by AP alongside USA Today and Northeastern University.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting in Salt Lake City occurred amid growing unrest in the US, after a federal officer with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis amid ongoing protests against an immigration crackdown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As manhunt is under way, police do not believe attack was random but neither was it likely to be attack on religion. 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