I think you’re correct in that the times are achanging. and, in all due respect (thank you for your service), I’d bet you’re mixing the rampant drug crimes (busted or otherwise) in with the drug dealer shoots drug buyer or drug buyer shoots drug dealer stories. Of course you could be living in a large city, in which case, maybe the math works.....just surprised me that Salt Lake City would be one of them!
Don’t be surprised this happened in Salt Lake City. I work about half of a state now and these are just as common in small towns as big cities in my estimation.
Statistically it is often illegals doing crimes that other Americans are too lazy to do.