Two people killed in shooting outside Mormon church in Utah

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Two people were killed, and six others were injured in a shooting outside a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Wednesday night. The shooting reportedly happened after a fight broke out in the parking lot.

All the victims were outside of the church and attending a funeral, according to local law enforcement authorities. Currently, investigators do not believe the shooting was a targeted attack “against the faith,” reported The Salt Lake Tribune.

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