West Valley City,UT : Police investigating hit-and-run crash in West Valley City as homicide case on June, Wednesday 7th 2017

A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash in West Valley City Wednesday, and police confirm they are investigating the case as a homicide.

The crash occurred in the area of 4100 South and 3600 West around 3:45 p.m.

West Valley City Police confirm the pedestrian was killed in the crash and the driver fled the scene. The victim was crossing at 4100 South when the crash occurred.

The deceased was later identified as 47-year-old Jeremy Hardman of West Valley City.

Police say Hardman and a friend got into an argument with the suspect, and at some point the suspect got into a vehicle, made a U-turn, and hit the victim as he was in a crosswalk. The case is being investigated as a homicide.

"There was a conversation or a confrontation of some kind, yes; whether they knew each other prior to that, it's unknown," said Sgt. Bryan Peterson of the West Valley City Police Department.

Witnesses tell Fox 13 News that confrontation may have been about the treatment of an animal.

"I heard it was over a dog, that the man in the car was hitting a dog and the victim was trying to stop him," Rosa Martinez said.

Martinez and her boyfriend witnessed the crash and called 911 afterward.

"The car sped up and just hit him," she said. "He like ran him over, and he sped off faster."

Authorities say the suspect vehicle is a black, 4-door Lexus Sedan of a model year between 2001 and 2005.The vehicle has "loud exhaust", a spoiler and temporary license plates. That vehicle is pictured below:

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Police investigating hit-and-run crash in West Valley City as homicide case