More Details On Utah Shootings

The shooter has been identified now as 18-year-old Sulejman Talovic, a Bosnian Muslim immigrant. I sincerely hope that those are irrelevant details to the entire event. Police are being exceedingly tight-lipped about any evidence they may have found at this point.

Investigators were trying to learn more about the man responsible for causing the tragedy. Burbank said Talovic's car was searched, but the chief would not discuss whether evidence was found. He also did not say if any suicide notes were left or messages were posted on the Internet that might provide insight.
      On Tuesday morning, police detectives were in South Salt Lake, questioning employees at the Aramark Uniform Supply business where Talovic had worked since December. Aramark managers and a company spokeswoman declined to comment. One employee described Talovic as "quiet."
      Police said Talovic had a juvenile record of only four minor offenses. None of his arrests were for violent crimes.
      The man had lived at a house with his mother and three younger sisters near the Utah State Fairpark. Neither his mother nor his sisters would answer the door or respond to phone calls Tuesday, although a person inside would pick up the phone and then quickly hang up.
      Ajka Omerovic, who said she was Talovic's aunt, visited the home Tuesday afternoon. She told the Deseret Morning News that Talovic had been "a good boy." She said the family are Muslims from Bosnia who had lived in the vicinity of Sarajevo.

Talovic had a shotgun, .38 caliber pistol and a backpack full of ammunition. One side note is that the police have heavily modified their response to events like this. The first officers responding formed and ad hoc team and charged right in. They did follow the older procedure of securing a perimeter first.