Surveillance footage captured near the scene of the March 21 murder showed a person dragging the victimās body out of a light-colored sedan
His body was discovered in a remote desert area some 50 miles away in Lehi, a small city near Provo, Utah on Wednesday
Following a thorough investigation, the evidence shows defendant was the aggressor & was motivated by the fact that the victim was a gay man
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Prosecutors provided details about the case that had not been publicly disclosed at the time of Priceās arrest two and a half years ago
"The attack on Club Q was a horrific act of hate ā the kind of anti-LGBTQ+ hate we must work to combat across the country"
The 32-year-old Carter was originally from Texas and a longtime Seattle resident and fixture of Puget Sound farmerās markets
Police are asking for any witnesses to come forward with information or video of the confrontation by calling investigators at 410-638-4500
LAPD Chief Moore identified the suspect as Jerrid Joseph Powell, 33, of Los Angeles. Powell is alleged to be the gunman