SLCPD arrest man accused of attempted murder
Jul 15, 2023, 11:23 AM | Updated: 11:35 am
A stabbing and arson domestic violence call happened early Saturday morning. (SLCPD)
(SLCPD)
SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City Police Department arrested a 62-year-old man accused of attempted murder after shooting a 62-year-old woman. Police said they are investigating this incident as a domestic violence-related shooting.
In a release, police said emergency dispatchers responded to a 911 call about a shooting. They arrived at the residence near West Temple and 1300 South Friday night.
SLCPD took the man into custody outside of the home.
Other officers formed an emergency rescue team and went into the home to retrieve the woman. They found her inside with critical gunshot injuries.
The officers attempted CPR, including applying tourniquets.
Police identified the man as 62-year-old Chris Garcia. SLCPD said that detectives discovered Garcia was intoxicated and got into a fight with the woman, shooting her multiple times. They said that the woman remains in critical but stable condition at the hospital.
The release states that Garcia is charged with “six counts of felony discharge of a firearm, one count of being a restricted person in possession of a firearm, one count of attempted murder, and one count of intoxication.”
If you or someone you know is going through abuse, help is available.
- The Utah Domestic Violence Coalition operates a confidential statewide, 24-hour domestic abuse hotline at 1-800-897-LINK (5465).
- Resources are also available online at the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition website.
- YWCA Women in Jeopardy program: 801-537-8600
- Utah’s statewide child abuse and neglect hotline: 1-855-323-DCFS (3237)
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
