TAYLORSVILLE — Two people were injured in a shooting involving police officers at a Taylorsville liquor store on Thursday.
Police received a call of an active shooter at the Utah State Liquor and Wine Store, 4455 S. 2700 West, reporting that at least one person had been shot.
Upon arrival, officers discovered a suspected gunman had been shot by a Utah Department of Public Safety officer who wasn't part of the response, but happened to be in the store at the time, said Taylorsville Police Lt. Aaron Cheshire. He added that the initial shooting victim and the suspected gunman were taken to the hospital and both were stable.
No employees of the liquor store nor any customers were harmed during the shooting.
"DABS cares deeply about our employees and we are grateful no one was harmed. The store is closed until further notice," the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services said in a statement. "We appreciate law enforcement and are cooperating with the investigation."
A witness who was inside the business said he heard multiple gunshots fired outside before seeing a man enter the store and he made eye contact with him.
Rohit Khanna told KSL that it didn't appear that the gunman had a specific target, but he came into the store waving a gun around.
"But that's when fight or flight kind of kicked in and I just bolted to the back," he said.
Khanna also described hearing more shots being fired inside the store.
Police aren't sure if there was any relationship between the suspected gunman and the victim, and there were no early indications of a motive for the shooting.
This story will be updated.
Contributing: Curtis Booker
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