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Salt Lake City, Utah — Roommate shot dead through closed door on Redwood Road; man arrested

A roommate was shot dead through a closed door at a home on the 768 block of North Redwood Road in Salt Lake City on November 3, 2026, after the victim called police after being locked out. James Stacey Riedman, 47, was arrested Tuesday afternoon and booked into Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of murder and obstruction, after an hours-long standoff. Police say Riedman allegedly shot his roommate through the closed door.

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Date
November 3, 2026
Location
Salt Lake City, Utah
Victims
Roommate (name not released)
Suspect
James Stacey Riedman, 47, booked for investigation of murder and obstruction
Stage
SUSPECT ARRESTED

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Evidence

A Salt Lake City police officer speaks at the scene on Redwood Road, with a fire truck, police vehicles and police tape behind him.
Police vehicles line Redwood Road in front of the apartment buildings near 800 N. Redwood Road in Salt Lake City, with officers and a fire truck at the scene on Tuesday.

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    Update #1 — Victim identified as Kade Tuttle, 24; roommate James Stacey Riedman booked on murder and obstruction charges

    Police have identified the man shot dead at the apartment near 700 North Redwood Road on Tuesday, November 3, as Kade Tuttle, 24. His roommate, James Stacey Riedman, 47, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on first-degree felony murder and second-degree felony obstruction of justice charges after barricading himself inside the apartment for about three hours before surrendering to police negotiators. Tuttle had called for help after being locked out of the apartment he shared with Riedman, and was shot when he re-entered. Riedman told police he had only intended to scare Tuttle.

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