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Arrest made in connection to fatal shooting at graduation party, police looking for 3 more suspects
Jun 7, 2021, 3:37 PM
Image provided on a GoFundMe page raising money for Kelly Glaubensklee, who was shot and killed at a graduation party in South Jordan. Image: GoFundMe.com
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah– One person is under arrest in connection to a fatal shooting at a graduation party that left a 19-year-old man dead. The shooting happened near 1450 West and 11400 South in South Jordan.
Officers say there was a fight between two groups at the party. Four people involved in the fight were leaving when one of them fired 13 shots from a handgun. Kelly Glaubensklee was hit in the chest by one of the shots. He was taken to a hospital, where he died. No one else was injured by the gunfire.
Police still looking for suspects
South Jordan Police Lieutenant Matt Pennington says they have one of the four suspects in custody.
“Got a 17-year-old that’s in custody right now. We’re still looking for three other male individuals that were in the vehicle with him.”
Pennington says one of the three they’re still looking for is the suspected shooter. They’re asking for help from the public.
“We’re still trying to identify who the shooter was. Call us and help us resolve this so that we can get to the end of our investigation and hopefully give the family some sense of closure.”
If anyone has information about this incident, you are asked to contact the South Jordan Police Department at 801-840-4000.
Fundraiser in wake of the fatal shooting at a graduation
Kelly Glaubensklee was a 2020 graduate of Jordan High School. A GoFundMe page posted by friends of the victim says “Kelly was one of a kind. He walked this Earth with his head held high and a smile that could fix just about anything. He was big and tough but as soon as he grinned you could see that he had the sweetest heart,” the fundraising account said.”
So far, the GoFundMe account has raised more than $19,000 toward a goal of $25,000 to help the family with funeral expenses.
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