Trina A. Higgins, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Utah
A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City has indicted a Venezuelan national, Manuel A. Pimentel-Gonzalez, for allegedly committing a gun crime following a shooting incident in Summit County, Utah. The 24-year-old from Eagle Mountain, Utah, was initially charged by complaint on February 21, 2025.
Court documents indicate that the incident occurred on May 19, 2024, during a party at a rural property in Summit County. Security footage reportedly showed Pimentel-Gonzalez retrieving a large firearm with a wooden feature from a parked BMW X7 and shouting profanities in Spanish. Gunshots were heard shortly after he moved out of camera view. Investigators recovered numerous shell casings and firearms at the scene.
During a search warrant execution in Eagle Mountain, authorities found Pimentel-Gonzalez with an untreated gunshot wound and seized a Draco 92 firearm linked to the shell casings from the shooting site. At the time of the incident, Pimentel-Gonzalez was on probation for a previous state firearm conviction.
He faces charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. His initial court appearance is pending before a U.S. Magistrate Judge at the Orrin G. Hatch United States District Courthouse in Salt Lake City.
The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Felice John Viti for the District of Utah. The investigation is being conducted by an ATF Task Force Officer with the Utah Department of Corrections, while prosecution is handled by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which aims to reduce gun violence through collaboration between law enforcement and communities. Launched on May 26, 2021, PSN emphasizes trust-building within communities and strategic enforcement priorities.
An indictment serves as an allegation; defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt in court.
