University of Utah sends out alert after person of interest in stabbing seen on campus
(Photo courtesy Salt Lake City Police Department) Kidus Chane Yohannes
The University of Utah is helping the Salt Lake City Police Department look for a person of interest in a recent stabbing in Salt Lake City.
Kidus Chane Yohannes, 31, is wanted for questioning in the death of Candace Rose Samples, 20. Samples and a second victim were stabbed next to a dumpster behind the Dollar Tree store at 477 N. 300 West shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7.
Authorities were unable to locate either a suspect or a weapon at the time and said Yohannes should be considered armed and dangerous. He was seen on campus Wednesday morning around 11 a.m. at the Marriott Library, according to a campus safety alert, which was sent to students hours later out of “an abundance of caution.”
Anyone with information is asked to call the SLCPD at 801-799-3000.
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