An 18-year-old man, J’kye Lovell Ray Watkins, was fatally shot in Salt Lake City’s Sugar House neighborhood in the early morning of September 10, 2023, following an altercation at a private party. After a fight at the event, the men who had argued with Watkins left and were seen driving a gray Nissan Sentra. Later, while Watkins was walking through the Walgreens parking lot at 909 East 2100 South, the Sentra approached with its headlights off and the driver and a front passenger opened fire. Watkins was found with multiple gunshot wounds, taken to a hospital in extremely critical condition, and died later that day.

Salt Lake City police believed several witnesses left before officers arrived and spent months investigating. On January 4, 2024, 19-year-old Felix Diego-Rufino was arrested and booked on one count of murder; charges later included murder, seven counts of felony discharge of a firearm with serious bodily injury, and obstruction of justice. Police continue to seek the second shooter and say more arrests may follow.

If anyone was at the party or saw activity in the Walgreens lot that night, please share what was seen.