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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH DEC. 27, 2007
A security guard was shot and killed Wednesday in front of several patrons at a Salt Lake City gas station. Police arrested a suspect in the killing. The shooting happened about 3 p.m. at the Sapp Bros. Travel Center at 1953 California Ave.
Police spokesman Jared Wihongi said the guard might have tried to stop some kind of theft, but detectives were trying to verify that. The guard, who police said was a man in his 30s, died at the scene. Police were not releasing the name of the victim or suspect late Wednesday afternoon. The suspect, a white male who appeared to be in his late 50s or early 60s, shouted obscenities at officers when police opened the door of the squad car before transporting the man to the Salt Lake County jail. Several witnesses were sequestered in the truck stop for more than an hour after the shooting. A handful of employees who left the scene around 4:45 p.m. were in tears. The employees, who worked at the station’s Great American Restaurant, declined to comment about what happened. Sapp Bros. closed for the rest of the evening Wednesday. Employees said they weren’t sure when the business will reopen. The incident drew several curious onlookers, including Michael Anderson, a Salt Lake City trucker who regulary visit Sapp Brothers.
He heard the news of the shooting and came by to check on the employees at the travel center, which includes a convenience store, Burger King restaurant, 24-hour restaurant and several other amenities. Anderson said he hopes the truck stop will increase its security after Wednesday’s incident. “I think security here needs to start carrying a side arm,” he said. “It’s getting to be dangerous.”
He heard the news of the shooting and came by to check on the employees at the travel center, which includes a convenience store, Burger King restaurant, 24-hour restaurant and several other amenities. Anderson said he hopes the truck stop will increase its security after Wednesday’s incident. “I think security here needs to start carrying a side arm,” he said. “It’s getting to be dangerous.”
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