{"id":37743,"date":"2026-01-09T04:43:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T04:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=37743"},"modified":"2026-01-09T04:43:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T04:43:40","slug":"2-dead-6-wounded-in-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=37743","title":{"rendered":"2 dead, 6 wounded in shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A memorial service turned into a killing ground. Sirens drowned out hymns. Families ran from the very steps where they had come to say goodbye. Two people dead. Six more bleeding on the pavement outside a Salt Lake City Latter-day Saint meetinghouse. The shooter vanished into the night, leaving a terrified Tongan commun<\/p><div class=\"ytfxh69eb9ed3dcbe4\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.ytfxh69eb9ed3dcbe4 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.ytfxh69eb9ed3dcbe4 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.ytfxh69eb9ed3dcbe4 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.ytfxh69eb9ed3dcbe4 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.ytfxh69eb9ed3dcbe4 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div id=\"trendsparknews.com_responsive_1\" data-google-query-id=\"CMnMx7_S_ZEDFU0y-wMdkAIZgw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23207117756\/trendsparknews.com\/trendsparknews.com_responsive_1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>They had gathered to mourn one loss and left carrying many more. Outside the Rose Park 5th Ward meetinghouse,<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1905626\" data-uid=\"10f73\">\n<div id=\"mgw1905626_10f73\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\">\n<div id=\"aa572044-ece2-11f0-84c9-c4cbe1e3eca4\" class=\"mgline teaser-25534333 type-w\" data-i=\"ZOTZLj0BpEFDq79fu3AqbYMJiOXLDF1SkKb_vvnLV0Gw7eKTXav8TKCQNZrCl1XTl2BNOoFa051R4_PeK64JRsjtS0vgZNbYwwWKivEAOHrPdnKXGpyO3vSmFOJWDuyN\" data-observing-start=\"1767911873248\" data-observing-time=\"1251\" data-showed=\"1\">\n<div class=\"image-with-text\">\n<div class=\"mcimg\">\n<div class=\"image-container\">\n<p>grief-stricken families were suddenly thrown into a nightmare of gunfire, screams and flashing lights. Leaders in Utah\u2019s Pacific Islander<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<div id=\"trendsparknews.com_responsive_2\" data-google-query-id=\"CL26x7_S_ZEDFYNEpAQdmfMPHw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23207117756\/trendsparknews.com\/trendsparknews.com_responsive_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>community rushed to the scene, fielding frantic calls,<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1905626\" data-uid=\"0de93\">\n<div id=\"mgw1905626_0de93\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\">\n<div id=\"aa6008eb-ece2-11f0-b4e6-d404e6f98490\" class=\"mgline teaser-24068409 type-w\" data-i=\"ZOTZLj0BpEFDq79fu3AqbQ2-ALBX7OV500e53QQkOrjyx1xRdtd5IFpNqYuqi6Dhl2BNOoFa051R4_PeK64JRj6aVHYEZs2XSICcXUoJpEcQ7Wu1KnEWnWXLgj3iLBzp\" data-observing-start=\"1767911875101\" data-observing-time=\"1216\" data-showed=\"1\">\n<div class=\"image-with-text\">\n<div class=\"mcimg\">\n<div class=\"image-container\">\n<p>trying to learn which loved ones were alive, which were hurt, and which were gone forever.<\/p>\n<p>As detectives combed surveillance footage and detained witnesses, city leaders vowed justice, but their words could not quiet the shock.<\/p>\n<p>A place meant for worship and remembrance had been pierced by violence that felt both targeted and senseless.<\/p>\n<p>In the Tongan wards that share the building, prayers shifted from honoring<\/p>\n<p>the dead to begging for the survival of the wounded. The community now faces the long, uncertain work of healing,<\/p>\n<p>even as fear lingers over a sanctuary no longer guaranteed safe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A memorial service turned into a killing ground. Sirens drowned out hymns. Families ran from the very steps where they had come to say goodbye. Two people dead. Six more bleeding on the pavement outside a Salt Lake City Latter-day Saint meetinghouse. 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