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On the evening of February 1, 2023, 35-year-old Guthrie Serawop was shot and later died at a hospital after being found with gunshot wounds to his abdomen and leg at an apartment complex at 1665 S. Riverside Drive in Salt Lake City. Bystanders were applying pressure to his wounds when officers arrived; he was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead at 7:15 p.m. The autopsy determined the fatal wound damaged his small intestine and iliac vein, producing severe internal bleeding, and the manner of death was ruled a homicide.

Investigators identified two suspects, brothers Oliver Spencer Avila, then 23, and Julio Steven Cardona, then 30. Surveillance footage inside the apartment reportedly shows Cardona handing a gun to Avila, then Serawop and Avila moving outside where a physical altercation escalated and Avila allegedly fired multiple shots. Charging documents say Cardona told investigators Avila asked for the gun back that day because people were looking for him, and that Serawop entered the apartment aggressively before the confrontation moved outside. Avila was charged with murder and obstruction of justice; Cardona faced a firearms-related charge.

Does anyone have information about Serawop’s movements that evening or about the apartment at 1665 S. Riverside Drive?