{"id":197594,"date":"2026-01-08T15:18:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T13:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=197594"},"modified":"2026-01-08T15:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T13:18:15","slug":"fierce-shooting-outside-mormon-church-two-people-killed-at-least-six-wounded-in-salt-lake-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/fierce-shooting-outside-mormon-church-two-people-killed-at-least-six-wounded-in-salt-lake-city\/","title":{"rendered":"FIERCE SHOOTING OUTSIDE MORMON CHURCH: Two people killed, at least six wounded in Salt Lake City!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a shooting outside a church in Salt Lake City, in the U.S. state of Utah, two people were killed and six others wounded last night, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The attack occurred in the parking lot of a Mormon church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). At the time of the incident, dozens of people were attending a funeral. All of the victims were adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police said they do not believe the attacker had anything against a specific religion, nor do they believe the armed attack was random.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe do not believe this was a targeted attack against a faith or anything like that,\u201d said Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">new video captures audio of the moment shots were fired at the parking lot of the LDS Mormon Church in Salt Lake City, Utah, along with another video of a suspect being arrested, shooting was allegedly gang related.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BreakingNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BreakingNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/news?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#news<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Utah?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Utah<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaltLakeCity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaltLakeCity<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/shooting?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#shooting<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Breaking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Breaking<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tl7O2xmBvk\">pic.twitter.com\/tl7O2xmBvk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; snow (@snowinforms) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/snowinforms\/status\/2009120322973585518?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The headquarters of the Mormon Church is located in Salt Lake City, and about half of Utah\u2019s 3.5 million residents are followers of that faith. Churches like the one where the attack took place are found throughout the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mormon Church has been on heightened alert since last month, when a former Marine opened fire at a church in the state of Michigan, killed four people, and set the building on fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FBI determined that his motive was hostility toward that religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/christmas-interview-prince-filip-i-was-happiest-when-my-son-stefan-said-the-our-father-in-hilandar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CHRISTMAS INTERVIEW, PRINCE FILIP: I was happiest when my son Stefan said the \u201cOur Father\u201d in Hilandar<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/from-the-worst-insults-to-the-triumph-of-solidarity-see-how-the-markovic-family-welcomed-christmas-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FROM THE WORST INSULTS, TO THE TRIUMPH OF SOLIDARITY: See how the Markovi\u0107 family welcomed Christmas! 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The attack occurred in the parking lot of a Mormon church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). 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