Suspect in fatal Salt Lake City shooting only intended to ‘scare’ victim

The suspect who shot and killed his roommate at a Salt Lake City apartment complex Tuesday told police that he only intended to scare the victim who had been locked out of the unit.

James Stacey Riedman, 47, was arrested immediately after surrendering to police after he had barricaded himself inside the apartment following the shooting. Riedman faces charges of murder and obstruction of justice.

Large police presence seen in video below after Salt Lake City shooting:

One dead, barricaded suspect surrenders after Salt Lake City incident

According to the arrest report, police originally received a call from Kade Tuttle claiming Riedman was refusing to let him into the apartment, which they shared. When officers arrived at the complex, they found the 24-year-old Tuttle dead from a gunshot wound outside the unit…

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