Incident

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8-25-2024 Utah Salt Lake City (Millcreek) 1-5

Location

August 25, 2024

Monaco Apartments
4115 S 430 E
Salt Lake City (Millcreek), Utah

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: John Mula
Age: 14
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Jayvon Dajon Cooper
Age: 20
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Jaden Dino Papenfuss
Age: 17
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Gang vs Gang
Name: J D
Age: 14
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Gang vs Gang
Name: E T
Age: 14
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Gang vs Gang
Name: K I
Age: 15
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Gang involvement
Stolen/Illegally owned gun{s} recovered during arrest/warrant

Notes

Died at hospital; 5 people were questioned, 4 boys arrested; Whitney Michelle Vasquez, 36, mother of Papenfuss, was arrested for obstruction; another teen identified as G. M. was involved to try to bury the guns;

Guns Involved

3 guns involved.

Type: Unknown

Type: Unknown

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/gang-related-shooting-millcreek/

URL: https://gephardtdaily.com/local/14-year-old-dead-after-millcreek-shooting-five-suspects-in-custody/

URL: https://www.ksl.com/article/51123276/7-including-teens-mother-face-charges-in-gang-related-killing-of-14-year-old-boy

URL: https://gephardtdaily.com/local/slco-das-office-files-charges-against-3-adults-3-juveniles-after-shooting-death-of-millcreek-teen/

District

Congressional District: 4
State Senate District: 13
State House District: 35