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A West Valley man accused of shooting another man in the face outside of a South Salt Lake convenience store in December was charged Thursday.
Christopher Lee Barros, 33, was charged in 3rd District Court with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a restricted person. Because prosecutors say Barros is a habitual violent offender, the charges were increased to first-degree felonies. He was also charged with obstructing justice, a second-degree felony.
The incident happened on Dec. 4 just after 6:30 a.m. inside a Dodge Durango in the parking lot at Maverik, 3260 S. West Temple.
SOUTH SALT LAKE I should just jack you, Christoper Lee Barros told another man shortly before shooting him in the face, according to police.
South Salt Lake police announced Tuesday that Barros had been arrested in connection with a shooting in the parking lot of gas station on Dec. 4.
On Dec. 4, just after 6:30 a.m., Barros and two others were inside a Dodge Durango in the parking lot at Maverik, 3260 S. West Temple, when Barros and a man in his late 20s got into a confrontation over an undisclosed issue, according to a police affidavit.
Barros, 33, told the victim he should just jack him and then swung his left fist while holding the gun toward the victim s head. The gun discharged into the victim s face, causing severe injuries to his mouth, tongue, teeth and jaw, the affidavit states.
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Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
SOUTH SALT LAKE “I should just jack you,” Christopher Lee Barros told another man shortly before shooting him in the face, according to police.
South Salt Lake police announced Tuesday that Barros had been arrested in connection with a shooting in the parking lot of gas station on Dec. 4.
On Dec. 4, just after 6:30 a.m., Barros and two others were inside a Dodge Durango in the parking lot at Maverik, 3260 S. West Temple, when Barros and a man in his late 20s got into a confrontation over an undisclosed issue, according to a police affidavit.