1 hospitalized, 1 arrested following Tooele shooting, police chase

Police investigate a crash on state Route 36 following the pursuit of a shooting suspect in Tooele County on Saturday.

Police investigate a crash on state Route 36 following the pursuit of a shooting suspect in Tooele County on Saturday. (Brice Tucker, Deseret News)


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TOOELE — One person was hospitalized early Saturday with a gunshot wound and the suspected gunman was arrested following a police chase.

Officers responded to a report of a shooting about 3:30 a.m. at Vorwaller Homestead and RV, 715 N. Main in Tooele. The victim was transported by helicopter to a hospital, said Tooele Police Cpl. Colbey Bentley.

The suspected gunman fled and was later arrested by Tooele County sheriff's deputies following a police chase after the vehicle crashed in Lake Point, Bentley said.

No other details were provided.

This story will be updated.

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Brian West is the news director at KSL.com. He has had an extensive multimedia career, working in radio, newspaper, TV and internet publications.

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