Shooting outside Salt Lake City LDS church leaves at least 2 dead, 6 injured: police

Two radical are dormant and six others are injured aft a shooting successful Salt Lake City Wednesday evening extracurricular the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints portion radical were gathered for a funeral.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said successful a connection that they are alert of a "serious incident" that took spot extracurricular a religion meetinghouse astatine 660 North Redwood Road successful Salt Lake City connected Wednesday portion a memorial work was being held successful the chapel.

Of the six injured, 3 were listed successful captious condition, according to the Salt Lake Police Department. Authorities said immoderate of the victims were transported by backstage conveyance to a section infirmary earlier officers arrived connected scene.

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"The Church is cooperating with instrumentality enforcement and is grateful for the efforts of archetypal responders," the religion stated. "Until much accusation is available, each questions astir this incidental are being directed to the Salt Lake City Police Department. We widen prayers for each who person been impacted by this calamity and explicit heavy interest that immoderate ineffable abstraction intended for worship should beryllium subjected to unit of immoderate kind."

Police respond to a shooting extracurricular a religion successful Salt Lake City during a ceremonial Wednesday evening. (KSTU)

FBI Salt Lake City said successful a connection that it is alert of the incidental and is offering assistance to section instrumentality enforcement partners.

The Denver Office Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said peculiar agents are responding to a reported shooting incidental successful the 600 artifact of N. Redwood Rd. to assistance section instrumentality enforcement successful their investigation.

Police said they bash not person a elaborate statement of a suspect's vehicle, but officers are searching the country from Redwood Road to the Jordan River.

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Police analyse a shooting astatine extracurricular The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints successful Salt Lake City. (KSTU)

Police are urging the nationalist to enactment distant from the area.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the Salt Lake City Police Department for further information.