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Utah's murder statute includes a provision covering situations where someone acts with "depraved indifference to human life" — meaning they knowingly engage in conduct so reckless that it creates a grave risk of death. This bill clarifies that under that specific provision, a person can be charged with murder even if they had no intent to kill a particular individual, changing the language from requiring risk of death to "another individual" to risk of death to "any individual." This means prosecutors can more easily pursue murder charges in cases involving indiscriminate dangerous conduct — such as firing into a crowd — without having to prove the defendant targeted a specific person.