Incident

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7-22-2020 Utah Sandy 1-1

Location

July 22, 2020

Sandy Mobile Home Park
Incident Address

Incident Address

Sandy, Utah

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Aliani Mejia-Marin
Age: 18
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Neighbor
Age: 14
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Stray bullet
Gang involvement

Notes

juvenile subject, confrontation between 2 groups; he aimed at husband, hit wife

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.abc4.com/news/police-one-person-injured-after-shooting-in-sandy/

URL: https://gephardtdaily.com/breaking/police-female-victim-dies-after-shooting-in-sandy-juvenile-suspected-shooter-taken-into-custody/

URL: https://www.ksl.com/article/50000490/14-year-old-sandy-boy-shot-killed-woman-who-lived-on-his-street-police-say

URL: https://twitter.com/Sandy_Police/status/1286150156950204416

URL: https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/12/30/22178907/grim-tally-a-look-at-each-of-utahs-homicide-victims-of-2020

URL: https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/9/3/21419938/murder-charges-14-year-old-aiming-at-rival-gang-member-shot-young-mother-instead

District

Congressional District: 4
State Senate District: 8
State House District: 44