Third suspect arrested after fatal shooting in Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY – A third suspect has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in Salt Lake City’s Glendale neighborhood in May.

Nico Christopher Patino, 30, was killed in a shooting in the early hours of May 26.

Police have now announced that they have booked 19-year-old Nhial Buk into the Salt Lake County Metro Jail on charges of murder, discharge of a firearm, failure to stop at the command of a police officer and obstruction of justice.

Investigators learned of Buk’s whereabouts and arrested him after a foot chase. They took him to jail on Tuesday, Salt Lake City police officials said.

Buk’s arrest is the third in the case. The suspects are joined by 19-year-old Abdihakim Mohamed and 21-year-old Nay Blusoe.

Mohamed and Blusoe are facing charges including aggravated murder.

Police described the fatal shooting as a “coordinated operation by multiple shooters on foot and in a car.”

It is unclear whether investigators are still looking for other suspects in this case.

The motive is still under investigation, officials said, but FOX 13 News previously reported that there appeared to have been a fight that preceded the shooting.