1 hurt in shooting at Salt Lake City courthouse

A man appearing before a federal judge in Salt Lake City was shot and critically wounded after he rushed the witness stand.

A U.S. marshal shot the defendant, Siale Angilau, at least once in the chest.

Angilau was one of 17 suspected gang members facing racketeering charges.

According to KSL, police responded to a shooting inside a courtroom.

A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s
Office of Utah said the shooting took place in a hearing.

BREAKING: @slcpd responding to reports of a shooting inside Federal Courthouse in #SLC. #KSLAM crew on the way. Working on details.

— Shara Park (@KSLSharaPark) April 21, 2014

Associated Press contributed to this report.

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