The shooting occurred outside a church building while a funeral service was being held inside, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in a statement.

Two people were killed and six others injured in a shooting outside a Salt Lake City church Wednesday night while mourners were attending a memorial service inside, police said. The shooting took place in the back parking lot of a house of worship for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,

A shooting outside a church building in Salt Lake City killed two people and injured six others on Wednesday night, police said.

Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd confirmed in a press conference on Thursday morning that two Utah residents, 38-year-old Sione Vatuvei and 46-year-old Vaea Tulikihihifo, were killed in a shooting that took place outside a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Wednesday evening.

Utah police say two people are dead and six others are injured after a shooting outside a funeral Wednesday night at a Latter-day Saints chapel in Salt Lake City.