Teen charged with 4 counts of murder in Utah carnival shooting

Teen Charged With 4 Counts of Murder in Utah Carnival Shooting

Teen accused of fatal West Valley City shooting charged as an adult

The Salt Lake County District Attorney building in Salt Lake City is pictured on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)The 16-year-old accused of shooting and killing three people — including a pregnant woman and an infant — at a West Valley City carnival over the weekend is being charged as an adult. Prosecutors charged Matthiaz Cantre Lauti Ioane-Register with four counts of aggravated murder and nine count…

Teen charged with 4 counts of murder in Utah carnival shooting

Prosecutors in Utah charged a 16-year-old boy with four counts of murder Friday for allegedly shooting to death three people, including an infant and pregnant woman, in an apparent gang confrontation at a carnival. In all, five people, including two teens wounded in the arm, were shot late Sunday at WestFest in West Valley City, a Salt Lake City suburb. The shooting happened a day after one at a “No Kings” protest the day before, making for an u…

Teen Gang Member Charged With Quadruple Homicide at WestFest Carnival in West Jordan

A 16-year-old faces charges for a quadruple murder at WestFest, including the death of an infant and an unborn child.