Salt Lake police investigating ‘suspicious death’ on Lincoln St. in Sugar House

SALT LAKE CITY — Police are investigating what they call the suspicious death of a man on Lincoln Street in Sugar House.

Initial calls about a verbal altercation were made to police around 3 a.m. said Sgt. Greg Wilking with Salt Lake City Police.

There was a separate report of shots being fired near Fairmont Park, which is south of the scene where police are investigating.

Wilking said that evidence found at the scene indicates a possible altercation prior to the death.

This is believed to be an isolated incident involving several individuals, Wilking said.  The death does not appear to be related to an overdose.

Editor’s note: This story has been revised to correctly identify the police spokesman.

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