"Investigators say a shooting outside a church building in Salt Lake City that killed two people and injured six others grew out of a dispute between people who knew each other and were attending a funeral. No arrests have been made in Wednesday's shooting in the parking lot of a house of worship for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church. Authorities say they do not know whether the shooting was gang-related and that they are having trouble getting witnesses to cooperate."
"The red brick church in the northwest Salt Lake City neighborhood mostly serves Tongan congregants and holds regular worship services in their native tongue, according to its website. Upon hearing gunshots, residents from a low-income housing complex next to the church flooded outside to help victims and console dozens of people who had been attending a funeral for a person whom police haven't identified. Brennan McIntire said he and his wife, Kenna, heard several loud gunshots from their apartment next to the church parking lot while watching TV. He jumped off the couch and ran outside in flip-flop sandals to see what happened."
A dispute among people attending a funeral in a Salt Lake City church parking lot led to a shooting that killed two people and injured six. No arrests have been made and investigators are unsure whether the shooting was gang-related. Witnesses have been reluctant to cooperate. Five victims remained hospitalized with police protection and at least three were in critical condition. Police do not believe the shooting was random or motivated by animus against the faith. The church primarily serves Tongan congregants. Nearby residents rushed out to help victims and console funeral attendees.
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