Gun homicides are climbing in Utah, with most killings carried out using handguns, even as suicides remain the leading cause of firearm deaths statewide.
Utah averages 70 gun homicides a year, with another 100 residents wounded in assaults involving guns. Three-quarters of homicides in the state involve a gun.
State data show that nearly 61% of Utah homicides from 2014 to 2018 were committed with guns. Handguns dominate, appearing in more than 77% of these deaths.
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