Patrick Koaneil Brown News Today

A look at the stories of the 95 Utah homicide victims who were killed during 2021.

There were 95 homicides in Utah during 2021, the second highest total ever in the state behind 2020s 103 killings, according to KSL.com statistics. Three out of every four victims were shot to death.

According to statistics, there were 95 homicides in Utah during 2021. That’s the second-highest total ever in the state behind 2020’s 103 killings. Statistics show 71 of the 95 homicide victims — 75% — died as a result of gunfire.

A Midvale man who allegedly killed another man because he made fun of his car has been charged with murder.

MURRAY — A heated argument that started with one man making fun of anothers vehicle ended violently when the vehicle owner shot and killed the other man, according to prosecutors. Patrick Koaneil Brown, 42, of Midvale, was charged Thursday in 3rd District Court with murder and two counts of discharging a firearm causing serious injury, both first-degree felonies; possession of a firearm by a restricted person, a second-degree felony; and discharge of a firearm, a third-degree felony. Brown is...

MURRAY — An alleged argument over a vehicle led to one man fatally shooting another in Murray on Wednesday, according to police. Patrick Koaneil Brown, 42, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of murder, three counts of aggravated assault, three counts of shooting in the direction of a person and being a restricted person in possession of a firearm. Police were initially called about 1 p.m. to the area of 4500 S. State where they found the victim, 39-year-old Darnell Br...