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Defendant shot during gang trial in Salt Lake City
Doug Stanglin and Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY 3:40 p.m. EDT April 21, 2014
Defendant shot during gang trial in Salt Lake City
Doug Stanglin and Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY 3:40 p.m. EDT April 21, 2014
A defendant in a gang-related trial was shot and critically wounded by a U.S. marshal Monday when he allegedly tried to attack a witness with a pen at the new federal courthouse in Salt Lake City.
FBI spokesman Mark Dressen said Siale Angilau, an alleged member of the Tongan Crip gang, was shot at least once in the chest. His condition was not immediately known.
"During the trial this morning the defendant went after, engaged the witness stand, and when he engaged the witness at the witness stand, he was shot by the U.S. Marshals Service," Dressen said.
"From what I understand, the defendant may have grabbed a pen or a pencil and charged the witness stand at that time," he said.
Federal authorities confirmed that a U.S. marshal assigned to the court opened fire on Angilau. No one else was injured.
Defendant shot during gang trial in Salt Lake City