DEVELOPING: Multiple Fatalities In Shooting At LDS Church
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DEVELOPING: Multiple Fatalities In Shooting At LDS Church

Two people were killed and eight others sustained injuries after a shooting at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church in Utah. The shooting happened at a funeral in Salt Lake City. According to KSLTV, Salt Lake City Police Department spokesperson Glen Mills said there are at least eight victims. Of the eight injured, three are in critical condition. BREAKING: At least 8 shot, 2 fatally, in shooting at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, police say A funeral was taking place at the time. pic.twitter.com/imCpmyhTmT — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 8, 2026 KSLTV has more: Mills said some of the victims were taken by a private vehicle to a local hospital. Multiple police units are on a scene near 700 North Redwood Road. According to Mills, there was a funeral going on at the church when the incident took place. “Some sort of altercation” in the parking lot led to the shooting. As emergency responders arrived at the scene, the shooting suspects had fled in a unknown vehicle. At this time police are working to determine the number of suspects. “The suspect vehicle description is fairly vague at this time, but it was last seen going up, north on Redwood Road,” Mills said. Watch coverage from the scene below: ABC4 shared further: Police are actively looking for at least one suspect, who fled the scene, and have established a search area from 500 north to 700 north. Mills says there is an active manhunt and they are still determining exactly how many suspects were involved. At this time, they are asking the public to come forward if they have any information. This story is developing.