SALT LAKE CITY — Early March 9, 2025 the Unified Police Department responded to a report of a suicide by gun shot. However, after further investigation evidence now indicates homicide, according to officials.
When UPD officers first entered the apartment they saw a man lying on the living room floor left shoulder against the sofa. The man was pronounced dead on scene, according to a police statement. The man was identified as D.P. in police documents.
Witness statements
According to statements from witness, on March 8, seven friends gathered together to hang out and drink.
In police documents the friends are referred to as F.C., G.C., D.P. S.T., N.D, B.K. and Deng Martin Auling…