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Melvin Dyer

Case from Salt Lake City, UT dated Feb 17, 2017

Victim Details

Melvin Dyer

Male

White / Caucasian

Salt Lake City

UT

2017-02-17

51

Melvin

Dyer

06/24/2026

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In the early morning hours of February 17, 2017, the life of 51-year-old White male Melvin Dyer was tragically cut short in a violent home invasion at a Salt Lake City apartment located at 1930 S. West Temple. The chaos erupted around 5:30 a.m. when police received calls about an argument and shots fired. Upon their arrival, they discovered a grim scene: Dyer was dead, and two other individuals, a man and a woman, had sustained grazing head wounds.

The incident began when Brody Olson, 36, ...
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  • 2 people arrested in fatal Salt Lake shooting | KSL.com
  • KUTV: 1 dead, multiple injured after shooting in Salt Lake City apartment
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