Officials identify man killed in South Salt Lake shooting
Mostafa Hosseini, 26, was killed Saturday.
(Photo courtesy of South Salt Lake Police Department) Mostafa Hosseini, 26, was shot and killed on Saturday in South Salt Lake, police announced Sunday.
One man was killed in a shooting early Saturday in South Salt Lake.
The man was identified Sunday as 26-year-old Mostafa Hosseini. The South Salt Lake Police Department said in a Facebook post that the cause of death was “multiple gunshot wounds.”
The shooting occurred about 1:45 a.m. near 2250 S. 500 East on Saturday. As of Sunday, no arrests had been made, according to the post. The shooter or shooters are still at large, and the homicide investigation is ongoing.
Police have asked anyone with information related to the shooting to call 801-840-4000 or email nhill@sslc.com.
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