On the night of December 30, 2020, 21-year-old Thompson Kamara was fatally shot outside the Corner Stop convenience store at 203 E. Hampton Avenue in Salt Lake City. A gray Nissan Altima pulled up just before 11:50 p.m., an occupant exited and fired between seven and ten shots. Kamara was struck and died at the scene; another man was critically injured and expected to survive. The shooter returned to the Nissan and fled south.

Homicide detectives canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and surveillance footage, but no arrests have been announced and the motive remains unclear. Kamara was born in a refugee camp in Ghana in 1999 and came to Utah in 2003. Friends remembered him for his love of music, fashion, skating and dance and as a super extrovert; he co-founded a music and fashion collective called Outset with high school friends.

About 200 people attended a candlelight vigil and a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses quickly reached its goal, reflecting the community’s grief and support. If anyone witnessed the shooting, saw the gray Nissan Altima, or has surveillance footage from near 203 E. Hampton Avenue that night, please come forward with information.