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Police investigate after man found with gunshot wound at Amazon fulfillment center

The man was apparently shot Saturday, then went to work, where police were called Sunday.

Police in Midvale are investigating how an Amazon employee apparently suffered a gunshot wound to the leg on Saturday night.

Salt Lake City police received a call from the Amazon Fulfillment Center at 777 N 5600 W at about 10:30 a.m. Sunday about a man with a wrapped gunshot wound.

Upon arrival, police learned that the man was a new employee who had reported hearing a commotion around the area of 7900 S and Main Street in Midvale on Saturday night, then felt a burning sensation in his leg. The man then went to work at the fulfillment center, where the call to police was placed Sunday.

The man was taken to a hospital, where doctors confirmed that the wound was due to a gunshot, and that the bullet had traveled completely through his leg.

Police on Sunday initially referred to the employee as a delivery driver, but Amazon on Monday said the employee was not a driver, though he worked at the fulfillment center.

The Unified Police Department continues to investigate.