Incident

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12-07-2019 Utah Salt Lake City (West Valley City) 1-2

Location

December 07, 2019

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Incident Address

Incident Address

Salt Lake City (West Valley City), Utah

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Jesus Manuel Vasquez
Age: 31
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Armed Robbery
Name: Jonathan Alexander Morales-Lopez
Age: 19
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Armed Robbery
Name: Jose Luis "Taku" Amaya-Urquijo
Age: 23
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Armed robbery with injury/death and/or evidence of DGU found
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

Multiple injuries; possibly shot at another location; time, location where body found; both suspects are current inmates

Guns Involved

2 guns involved.

Type: Unknown

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://gephardtdaily.com/local/wvc-police-homicide-victim-found-in-pickup-truck-behind-church-was-shot/

URL: https://www.ksl.com/article/46696059/possible-blood-bullet-hole-collected-from-homicide-victims-apartment

URL: https://www.ksl.com/article/50037814/2-jailed-men-charged-in-2019-west-valley-murder-investigation

District

Congressional District: 4
State Senate District: 1
State House District: 31