Incident

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11-19-2020 Utah West Jordan 1-2

Location

November 19, 2020

Incident Address

West Jordan, Utah

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Raymond E Ortiz Jr
Age: 39
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Armed Robbery
Name: Jayton Trevor Merrill
Age: 18
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Significant others - current or former
Name: Sarah Elaine Lobato
Age: 20
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Drive-by (car to street, car to car)
Road rage
Drug involvement
Armed robbery with injury/death and/or evidence of DGU found
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

Rammed by vehicle; shooting; vic died in middle of road; targeted act

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://kutv.com/news/local/fatal-shooting-in-salt-lake-valley

URL: https://kutv.com/news/local/two-people-arrested-in-connection-to-fatal-west-jordan-shooting

URL: https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/11/30/21733374/couple-charged-murder-west-jordan-shooting-raymond-ortiz-jr

District

Congressional District: 4
State Senate District: 10
State House District: 42