WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — Two more people are now facing charges following their indictments in connection with a shooting at a West Valley City Halloween party that killed two teenagers.
Previously, a 19-year-old man named Yonis Muktar had been arrested and faces one charge of conspiracy murder and is being held without bail.
Tuesday, FOX 13 News obtained indictments for two others accused of being involved in the shooting, Nuur Abdikadier Aden, 22, and Justin Xavier Trujillo, 18. According to West Valley City police, Trujillo was 17 at the time of the shooting but will be tried as an adult.
Both Aden and Trujillo face 2 charges of murder and 4 charges of discharge of a firearm.
An altercation at the party at 2600 West Westshire Drive on Oct. 31 led to shots being fired at a vehicle leaving the area, with two teenagers inside being hit. As the vehicle was taking the teens to the hospital, it crashed in Murray.
Seventeen-year-old Javen Welcher was declared dead inside the vehicle, while a 17-year-old was transported to the hospital in critical condition, but later died from her injuries.
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Detectives said both teen victims had wounds consistent with gunshots.
In a social media video, Muktar is allegedly heard saying, "It takes me one word, one phone call just to get a guy killed," and calling out the 3100-block gang.
According to police, the video was posted at 1:10 a.m. on November 1, an hour after the shooting.
Multiple shots heard below in home security video outside Halloween party:
During a later police interview, Muktar originally denied being involved in the shooting, but in a second interview, he admitted to calling for help and identified others who took part in the incident.
Officers say that during a follow-up interview with Muktar, he admitted to calling Aden to the area prior to the shooting. Muktar also admitted to seeing Trujillo holding a handgun and Aden with a smaller AR-15 rifle.
Detectives also learned that Trujillo is known to drive a white Hyundai Sonata, which matches one that was seen in surveillance video of the shooting. When detectives went to Trujillo's residence, they say they found the vehicle with a bullet hole in the rear driver's side door.
