An early morning shooting left one person dead and another in custody Tuesday after a man trying to steal a bicycle was shot and killed, according to the Salt Lake Police Department.
Police say Tyson Scott Babb, 42, was trying to steal a bike at a home near the 7-Eleven at 776 S. 1300 East — about a block north of East High School — when he was shot and killed by a 23-year-old man.
Police have identified the 23-year-old suspected shooter. The Salt Lake Tribune generally does not name suspects who have not yet been charged with a crime.
According to an affidavit of probable cause filed by Salt Lake City police, the alleged shooter called 911 just before 5 a.m. and told a dispatcher that he shot Babb, who had been riding away from the alleged shooter’s home on the alleged shooter’s bike.
After Babb was shot, the court filing states that he got into the passenger side of a white truck, which he owned.
A few minutes later, police got a call from a local hospital, according to the affidavit. Babb had been dropped off with what appeared to be a gunshot wound in his upper back, according to the document. He was declared dead at the hospital, the filing states.
The document states that police arrived at the shooting scene to find shell casings in the house’s driveway. Nearby, a broken bike lock clung to the baluster of a handrail by the home’s front door, according to the affidavit.
The alleged shooter was booked into Salt Lake County jail on suspicion of murder, according to jail records. Court records show that he is being held without bail.
At about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, the taped-off crime scene stretched from the 7-Eleven to the home next door, where officers had dotted a section of the driveway and lawn with evidence markers.
A bicycle laid on its side in the convenience store’s parking lot.
The police tape had been lowered and the 7-Eleven opened by 11:15 a.m.