Violent — West Valley City, UT — reported 2026-07-14
SUMMARY
A man was stabbed multiple times at the Valley Fair Mall and the suspect was taken into custody.
KEY FACTS
- Incident type: Violent
- Location: West Valley City, UT
- Date reported: 2026-07-14
- Suspect: male, age 48
- Status: arrested
REPORTED DETAILS
- The stabbing occurred on Monday afternoon at the Valley Fair Mall in West Valley City, Utah.
- The victim was a male employee who was hospitalized with multiple stab wounds.
- The suspect, Peter Larsen, 48, admitted to targeting the victim due to his religion.
- Larsen also allegedly planned to commit 'mass casualty events' to kill Muslims.
- He was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail facing attempted murder and prohibited dangerous weapon charges.