3 wounded in shooting outside Salt Lake City concert venue

Three people were wounded in a shooting outside a downtown concert venue in Utah’s capital, t far from unrelated Friday night evacuation of an NBA arena, police said.

shots were fired shortly after 10 p.m. from a car as three left Complex, Salt Lake City police Lt. Carlos Valencia said. He said two victims were friends in ir early 20s. One was shot in chest, or in forearm.

third victim was a juvenile who was hit in foot by a ricochet. It’s unclear wher juvenile knew or two victims, as all three were t cooperating with police as of Saturday morning, Valencia told Associated Press.

y are all expected to survive.

Valencia initially told news outlets that one of three victims fired back at car, which n left scene. He told AP on Saturday morning that witness testimony was inconsistent and weapons were found on victims. It’s unclear who shot at car.

two ult shooting victims got into a verbal confrontation inside venue, Valencia said, but it’s unclear wher that was connected to shooting. He wasn’t sure of timeline eir.

arrests h been me as of Saturday morning.

Los Angeles rap group Shoreline Mafia performed re Friday night. Emails to Complex and group’s booking nt and record label seeking comment were sent.

A half-hour before shooting, Vivint Smart Home Arena was evacuated because of a suspicious pack found after Utah Jazz’s victory over Golden State Warriors.

A pack that looked like a shoebox was found at an arena restaurant. It turned out to be a toolbox. Employees were cleared to enter building a couple of hours after evacuation. Police said incidents at venues around two blocks apart were unrelated.

Complex bills itself as “Salt Lake City’s live music and entertainment hequarters,” with four separate venues.