Woman found dead in South Salt Lake parking lot died of blunt force trauma, police say

SOUTH SALT LAKE — Police have released the name of a woman whose body was found in a parking lot Monday in South Salt Lake.

Kaitlyn Barron, 23, died due to blunt force trauma, South Salt Lake police announced in a Facebook post Wednesday. The homicide investigation is still ongoing, and officials have submitted crime scene evidence for forensic analysis.

Police found Barron’s partially clothed body in a rear parking lot at 2550 S. 300 West Monday morning after receiving a call reporting it at about 7:30 a.m.

Barron was from Salt Lake City but had family in San Antonio, Texas, police said.

Police are asking anyone who has information call 801-840-4000.