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Pro bull rider from Texas killed in Salt Lake City shooting, police say
Pro bull rider from Texas killed in Salt Lake City shooting, police say
The 27-year-old competed at the Utah State Fair hours before he was shot.
By Kolbie Peterson | Sep. 12, 2022, 1:05 p.m.| Updated: 5:44 p.m.
Police are investigating a domestic violence-related shooting in the Central Ninth neighborhood that left a 27-year-old professional bull rider dead just after midnight on Monday.
The Salt Lake City Police Department said in a news release Monday morning that Demetrius Omar Lateef Allen was fatally shot during a dispute with a 21-year-old woman that police said he was in a relationship with.
Allen was better known as bull rider “Ouncie Mitchell,” Professional Bull Riders CEO Sean Gleason shared Monday. He was from Houston, Texas. ... “Ouncie got his name because he was born small,” Gleason said. “He grew up to compete with a huge heart. The PBR organization sincerely extends our own heartfelt condolences to Ouncie’s cousin Ezekiel Mitchell and the entire Mitchell family.”
Before the shooting, Allen had traveled to Salt Lake City to attend the Utah State Fair and stay with the woman, police said. Allen competed in a bull riding event at the fair on Sunday night, according to the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.
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Editor’s note • Those who are experiencing intimate partner violence, or know someone who is, are urged to call the Utah Domestic Violence Link Line, 1-800-897-LINK (5465).
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The 27-year-old competed at the Utah State Fair hours before he was shot.
By Kolbie Peterson | Sep. 12, 2022, 1:05 p.m.| Updated: 5:44 p.m.
Police are investigating a domestic violence-related shooting in the Central Ninth neighborhood that left a 27-year-old professional bull rider dead just after midnight on Monday.
The Salt Lake City Police Department said in a news release Monday morning that Demetrius Omar Lateef Allen was fatally shot during a dispute with a 21-year-old woman that police said he was in a relationship with.
Allen was better known as bull rider “Ouncie Mitchell,” Professional Bull Riders CEO Sean Gleason shared Monday. He was from Houston, Texas. ... “Ouncie got his name because he was born small,” Gleason said. “He grew up to compete with a huge heart. The PBR organization sincerely extends our own heartfelt condolences to Ouncie’s cousin Ezekiel Mitchell and the entire Mitchell family.”
Before the shooting, Allen had traveled to Salt Lake City to attend the Utah State Fair and stay with the woman, police said. Allen competed in a bull riding event at the fair on Sunday night, according to the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.
{snip}
Editor’s note • Those who are experiencing intimate partner violence, or know someone who is, are urged to call the Utah Domestic Violence Link Line, 1-800-897-LINK (5465).
kpeterson@sltrib.com
Follow @@kolbiejpeterson
Donate to the newsroom now. The Salt Lake Tribune, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity and contributions are tax deductible