Prosecutors say a pre-dawn clash over a stolen electric bicycle turned deadly outside Salt Lake City’s East High School, leaving one man dead and another facing a murder charge.
Investigators allege that just after 5 a.m. on Jan. 13, 23-year-old Shane Hagaman fired from the second-floor balcony of his apartment at a man riding off on his e-bike. The rider, identified by police as 42-year-old Tyson Scott Babb, was later dropped at a local hospital in critical condition and died shortly after from a gunshot wound to his back, according to police accounts. Authorities say the shots were fired as Babb tried to flee with the bike.
Charges and evidence
Hagaman is now charged in 3rd District Court with one count of murder and seven counts of discharge of a firearm, according to KSL. Charging documents state that officers recovered eight 9mm shell casings, a Glock 19 handgun, a Magnum e-bike and a cut bicycle lock on the upstairs porch of Hagaman’s apartment.
The filing alleges Hagaman fired eight times, striking Babb once in the back, conduct the affidavit describes as creating a “grave risk of death” to the victim and others nearby.
How investigators say it unfolded
Salt Lake City police say the shooting happened near 750 South and 1300 East, where officers found evidence markers on the ground and a broken bike lock by a handrail, as reported by The Salt Lake Tribune. The address is a short walk from East High’s campus, adding a jolt of early-morning drama to a normally quiet stretch of the neighborhood…