Gun Violence

Police said Wednesday the shooting apparently happened last weekend. A relative who hadn't heard from the family prompted police to find the bodies Tuesday. A surviving 17-year-old boy has a severe head wound.

Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas already have vending machines that sell ammunition. The first machines in the West will be in Colorado, followed by ones in Utah and Nevada, says the CEO of American Rounds.

In recent weeks, multiple Utah children have died because of firearms, including an 8-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself. Non-lethal injury figures are already signaling a worrying trend.

Utah Republicans and Democrats alike agreed violence is no answer for political disagreement. But in Salt Lake City’s Liberty Park Saturday night, voters felt pessimistic about what it means for the rest of the 2024 election year.

Buk Mawut Buk pleaded guilty Monday to Lowe’s murder and the attempted murder of a woman injured in the September 2021 shooting outside a rowdy house party in Salt Lake City.

Gun violence prevention advocates are calling on Utah Gov. Spencer Cox to veto legislation that they say could place children in harm’s way by training more teachers to carry firearms on campus.

The bill requires all schools to either have a school resource officer, an armed security guard, an armed and trained employee or “school guardian.”

The proposed bill would require all Utah schools to have either a school resource officer, an armed security guard or a trained and armed staff member readily available in case of a school shooting.

Police records show that 75-year-old Craig Robertson of Provo had a history of frightening people with firearms. Robertson was killed last week as the FBI tried to arrest him for threats made against President Joe Biden.

The FBI said in a statement that Robertson had resisted arrest and pointed a .357 revolver at agents who had come to his home to arrest him. The FBI did not respond to questions about whether Robertson shot at agents.

The family insisted in a statement Thursday that Air Force veteran Craig Deleeuw Robertson would not have committed violence over political disagreements.

As real acts of mass violence become a more common reality in this country, hoax reports of shootings are plaguing schools.