A dispute over a cigarette in Salt Lake City turned fatal when 38-year-old Nickolas Parks was shot after an argument at the Wasatch Inn on South State Street. The confrontation began on the morning of October 11, 2022; Parks and his girlfriend tried to walk away but the other man, identified as 60-year-old Joseph Marquez, followed them back to Parks’ motel room. An eyewitness reported Marquez shot Parks in the head.

Parks was taken to a local hospital on life support and died of his injuries on October 17, 2022. Police named two suspects: Joseph Marquez as the alleged shooter and 71-year-old Thomas Leory Glasker, accused of handing the gun to Marquez and driving him away from the motel. Both men were arrested on charges that initially included attempted murder, and the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office was expected to consider upgrading charges after Parks’ death.

Did anyone know Nickolas Parks or have information about the incident at the Wasatch Inn?