SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – A person is in custody after allegedly firing eight photographs close to a gaggle of individuals and main police on a high-speed chase, Saturday.
In accordance with the Salt Lake Metropolis Police Division, 21-year-old Mohammed Alkhaldi at the moment faces 20 prices for the actions that occurred on Could 1.
Officers say on Could 1, they have been dispatched to the Echo Nightclub situated close to 134 west Pierpont in Salt Lake Metropolis for a separate name once they heard gunshots within the car parking zone south of their location.
In accordance with a possible trigger assertion, officers then noticed Alkhaldi in a black Ford Mustang firing eight rounds into the air whereas close to a gaggle of individuals. The Salt Lake Metropolis Police Division shares that as an officer tried to tug over the automobile, Alkhaldi fled the scene “at a excessive fee of velocity.”
Arresting paperwork share that because the suspect fled, he ran two purple lights and practically collided
with a number of automobiles earlier than finally crashing right into a parked automotive.
Officers say Alkhaldi was then caught leaving the scene and when requested why he fled, Alkhaldi informed police he was driving quicker than 70 miles per hour to get to “medical workers.”
As Salt Lake Metropolis Cops investigated the scene additional, there was no proof of an individual in want of medical workers, and a pitbull pet was found sitting within the mustang.
In accordance with a possible trigger assertion, Alkhaldi had a persistent odor of alcohol on his breath, sluggish and slurred speech, and purple shiny eyes.
21-year-old Mohammed Alkhaldi is at the moment dealing with felony prices for:
- Two counts of utilizing a hid firearm within the fee of a violent felony, each second-degree felonies.
- Possession of a harmful weapon by a restricted individual, a second-degree felony.
- Eight counts of felony discharge of a firearm, all third-degree felonies
- Driving drunk/medication, a third-degree felony
He then is dealing with the next misdemeanor and infraction prices::
- Reckless endangerment, a category A misdemeanor
- Carrying a harmful weapon whereas drunk or medication, a category B misdemeanor
- Animal cruelty, a category B misdemeanor
- Discharging of firearms from a automobile, a category B misdemeanor
- Accident involving property injury, a category B misdemeanor
- No legitimate license by no means obtained a license
- No proof of insurance coverage
- Failure to register, or expired automobile registration
