The man accused of stabbing two people outside a Salt Lake City grocery store was appointed a public defender on Thursday.

34-year-old Kiet Than Ly is charged with two counts of attempted murder and four counts of aggravated assault.

Police say he purchased a knife at the Smith's Marketplace near 500 South and 600 East last Thursday then walked out into the parking lot and attacked two people.

His next court appearance is May 24.

Salt Lake City police are looking for a man who assaulted a 39-year-old woman Tuesday in broad daylight.

Detectives say the suspect knocked the woman to the ground near 540 West and 200 South just before 10 a.m. and began to drag her toward an alley.

"A witness to this incident yelled at the suspect who then let the woman go," said Salt Lake City Police Det. Mike Hamideh. "When we spoke with the woman, she'd sustained a cut to her hand."

The woman was taken to the hospital to treat the cut.

The suspect is described as a 6-foot tall black man wearing jeans and a dark jacket or shirt. Police say both the victim and suspect appear to be transients.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Salt Lake City police.

The Salt Lake County District Attorney says an officer involved shooting outside a McDonald’s last fall was not justified.

On Oct. 28, 2011, Salt Lake Off. Shane Conrad fired several rounds into the car of suspected pimp Dennzel Davis. Davis was hit once and later booked into jail on suspicion of aggravated exploitation of prostitution. But after five months of investigation, prosecutors ruled officer Conrad initially fired his weapon to shoot out a car window and gain entry into Davis’ vehicle, and that his life was not in jeopardy.

Charges against Davis were later dropped and he was extradited to Washington State on attempted murder charges.

Salt Lake Police have not commented yet on Thursday’s ruling from the D.A.