Professional equestrian Ownsie Mitchell is killed in Salt Lake City.

SALT LAKE CITY — A professional bull rider was killed in Utah on Monday night in what Salt Lake City police are calling a domestic violence homicide.

Police said in a press release that Demetrius Omar Lateef Allen, known as Unsi Mitchell as a professional bull rider, was found shot to death near an apartment complex in Salt Lake City. Allen, 27, was taken to the hospital, where he died.

Police arrested 21-year-old girl Lashawn Denise Bagley on suspicion of murder.

Allen came to Utah to attend the State Fair and stayed at Bagley’s. They got into a fight in a bar, and Allen went to Bagley’s apartment to retrieve his belongings, where he was shot dead, police said.

Police said that Bagley and Allen were in a relationship, but Allen’s family members later told KPRC 2 that she was not his girlfriend.

Bagley was sent to prison. As of Monday afternoon, no charges had been filed. It is unknown if she has a lawyer.

Sean Gleason, Commissioner of Professional Bull Riders, PBR, said in a statement that Allen is the same person named Unsi Mitchell. He said the organization was saddened to learn of the death of the rider who became a familiar face on the PBR Velocity Tour and participated in Bill Pickett’s invitational rodeo. According to his biography on the PBR website, he was from Fresno, Texas.

“Ounsey got his name because he was born small,” Gleason said. “He grew up to compete with a huge heart. PBR extends our sincere condolences to Ouncey’s cousin Ezekiel Mitchell and the entire Mitchell family.”

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