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Two dead, six injured in shooting at chapel funeral in US’ Salt Lake City

The shooting took place at a chapel and left six people injured.

utah church shootingThere was at ⁠least one suspect ⁠who fled the scene, the report ‌added.

At least two people were killed and several others were injured in a shooting in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the US on Wednesday evening, local ‌police told broadcaster ABC News.

The shooting occurred at the Church of Jesus Christ ‍of ⁠Latter-day Saints chapel during a funeral and left six people injured, ABC News reported. At ⁠least one suspect fled the scene and police have launched a manhunt. No individual has been taken into custody so far.

Authorities do not believe the shooting was targeting a religion, Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd said. “We believe this was not a random incident,” Redd told news agency Reuters.

Mayor Erin Mendenhall also expressed her condolences saying, “This should never have happened outside a place of worship. This should never have happened outside a celebration of life.”

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