Salt Lake City Probe 'Suspicious Death' At Downtown Hotel

Police say they were called to a Quality Inn hotel Friday morning. They found a body in a room, according to a report.

Posted Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 10:04 am MT

SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Police are investigating what they call a "suspicious death" after a body was found in a hotel room in downtown Salt Lake City.

Police were called around 6 a.m. to the Quality Inn and found a body in a room, Michael Ruff of Salt Lake City Police told KSLNewsRadio.

"We are investigating a suspicious death at 616 South 200 West," the police department tweeted. "The crime scene is secured."

Police said there is no threat to the community.

Ruff said investigators are trying to figure out what happened. One person was reportedly taken into custody to be questioned.

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