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On a warm summer evening in Salt Lake City, on August 20, 1980, the lives of two young men were tragically cut short in an act of racial hatred. Ted Fields, a 20-year-old Black male, and his friend, 18-year-old David Martin, were leaving Liberty Park with two white female friends after an evening run. As they made their way from the park at approximately 10:15 p.m., a series of gunshots suddenly pierced the night. Martin was struck first, and as Fields rushed to his friend's aid, he too was fata ...Read More
Victim Details

Ted Fields

Male

Black / African American

Salt Lake City

UT

1980-08-20

20

Ted

Fields

11/05/2025