Salt Lake County prosecutors have charged a man who they allege killed two people and injured multiple others in a shooting outside a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse in Salt Lake City on Jan. 7.

While two other men have been charged with obstruction in the case, this marks the first murder charges in the shooting.

John Vea Uasike Jr., 31, was charged with two counts of murder, three counts of felony discharge of a firearm and one count of prohibited dangerous weapon conduct earlier this month, according to recently unsealed court documents.

Uasike is from California. He was arrested there and is awaiting extradition to Utah, police said in a Monday news release.

“Gun violence anywhere, much less at a place of worship, will not be tolerated in our community,” Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said in a news release. “We commit that we will pursue accountability for these senseless deaths. We will deliver justice not only for the loved ones of those who were lost, but for all of Salt Lake County.”

The shooting occurred during a memorial service at the Rose Park 5th Ward meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 660 N. Redwood Road, where Riverside 2nd Ward also gathers. Prosecutors charged 32-year-old Ryan Toutai and 22-year-old Ezekiel Tai with obstruction of justice during their investigation earlier this year.

Prosecutors say the shooting stemmed from a fight in the church parking lot. A man, whom multiple witnesses identified as Uasike, got a gun from a black SUV and pointed it at a man’s head. One witness said the man who had the gun pointed at him was Toutai.

Other men standing around Uasike tried to calm him down while one pushed his hand that was holding the gun in the air, prosecutors said. Uasike fired a round in the air, causing the crowd to duck, then fired a second round to the air, causing people to scatter, charging documents say. Uasike then began firing toward the church and what prosecutors said were “many funeral attendees.”

Two people who were struck died at the scene. Uasike then got into the SUV and was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound, according to charging documents.

Prosecutors say one witness reported there was another man firing toward the church, and that there was an exchange of gunfire, but charging documents do not specify how Uasike was shot. When he was released from the hospital, prosecutors say, he fled Utah.

Authorities identified the two men who died as 38-year-old Sione Vatuvei and 46-year-old Vaea Tulikihihifo. Tulikihihifo, a father of 12, was in the parking lot getting formula for his 5-month-old son when the gunshots rang out, a relative told The Salt Lake Tribune.

Susi Feltch-Malohifo’ou, CEO of one of Utah’s largest Pacific Islander organizations — Pacific Island Knowledge 2 Action Resources — knew both of the men who were killed. She said on Facebook that Vatuvei leaves behind a wife and son, and “was heading in a great direction” in life after some struggles.

Authorities believe other people may be involved in the shooting. Anyone with information can contact Salt Lake City police at 801-799-3000.