TAYLORSVILLE, Utah, March 2, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — A 23-year-old man shot by an off-duty Utah Highway Patrol trooper during an active shooter call at a Taylorsville liquor store Thursday, February 26, is facing multiple felony charges, including road rage.
According to booking documents Tyler Traveon Mhaka alleged to have committed the following crimes:
- Three counts of felony discharge of firearm causing serious bodily injury — road rage, a first-degree felony
- Four counts of felony discharge of a firearm — road rage, a third-degree felony
The booking documents — filed by a Salt Lake City Police officer since Officer-Involved Critical Incident protocol requires an outside agency investigate when an officer is involved — says Mhaka “chased the male into the store while continuing to fire rounds from the firearm, striking the victim there times, firing seven rounds in total.
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“As (Mhaka) entered the store an off-duty law enforcement officer drew his firearm and began to return fire at (Mhaka), causing him to exit the store.”…