One suspect has been arrested after a man was found shot to death in a roadway in front of a South Salt Lake grocery store, and police are still searching for two other suspects.
Witnesses told police that a fight broke out about 10:15 p.m. Monday in the WinCo parking lot at 2193 S. Main St., and multiple gunshots were heard. When police arrived, they found the body of 27-year-old Romeo Charles Stevens in the nearby intersection of Main Street and West Utopia Avenue.
According to South Salt Lake police, a 27-year-old man has been arrested and booked into the Salt Lake County jail for investigation of murder and aggravated robbery. He is being held without bail.
Security video showed that the victim was chased through the Winco parking lot by two men and onto Main Street, where he was shot, according to a probable cause statement. A third man drove behind them — he picked up the other two suspects after the shooting and drove away.
Witnesses identified the suspects and the car, and police learned the vehicle was registered to the 27-year-old man who is now in custody. He was arrested in Ogden and, according to the probable cause statement, admitted he was the driver who picked up the other two suspects and drove away after the shooting. According to police, he also admitted he took part in the aggravated robbery.
The shooting remains under investigation, according to police, and anyone with information is asked to call police at 801-840-4000 or email nhill@sslc.gov.
The Salt Lake Tribune generally does not name suspects until they have been charged with a crime.
