On Thursday afternoon, September 2, 1971, 23-year-old deliveryman Michael Preston Bown was inside Natters’ Market at 3065 South 700 East in Salt Lake City making a bread delivery when an armed man entered intent on robbery. The assailant shot Michael and a female clerk who was on duty; Michael died at the scene and the clerk died later. The shooter also tried to fire on another deliveryman present, but the firearm failed to discharge.

Law enforcement investigated the double homicide, but the armed robber escaped and has never been publicly identified. No arrests have been announced, and the case remains open and unsolved.

If anyone has information about Natters’ Market on September 2, 1971, or remembers those involved, please come forward.