Incident

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4-11-2018 Utah Salt Lake City (West Valley City) 3-1

Location

April 11, 2018

Smith's grocery
Incident Address

Incident Address

Salt Lake City (West Valley City), Utah

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Esmerelda Padilla
Age: 3
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Name: Erika Ortega
Age: 32
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Rufino Cervantez
Age: 36
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
Child Involved Incident
Child injured (not child shooter)
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person
Stolen/Illegally owned gun{s} recovered during arrest/warrant

Notes

Suspect shot 3 yo, child's mother and another woman in legs

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900015554/3-year-old-two-others-shot-at-west-valley-grocery-store.html

URL: http://fox13now.com/2018/04/11/woman-and-child-shot-in-west-valley-city/

The source screenshot will be available soon.
URL: https://www.ksl.com/?sid=46298174&nid=148&title=officials-3-year-old-2-adults-shot-near-wvc-grocery-store

URL: https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900015706/gunman-tells-police-shooting-that-injured-3-shoppers-was-an-accident.html

URL: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/las-vegas-toddler-getting-cancer-treatment-injured-in-utah-shooting/

URL: https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/05/10/transient-whose-gun-went-off-outside-a-west-valley-city-grocery-store-is-hit-with-federal-firearms-charge/

District

Congressional District: 4
State Senate District: 3
State House District: 33