WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — Friday, the Salt Lake County District Attorney, Sim Gill, provided an update on the shooting at WestFest that killed 4 people, including an 8-month-old infant and an unborn fetus that was 8 weeks along.
Officials say they have charged the 16-year-old suspect, Matthiz Cantre Lauti Ioane-Register, with 13 charges in total, including 4 counts of aggravated murder, 5 counts of felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, one count of felony discharge of a firearm causing bodily injury, and 3 counts of felony discharge of a firearm.
The shooting happened Sunday night just after 9:15 p.m. at the festival when a fight broke out between two groups. Ioane-Register pulled out a gun and, according to police, fired multiple shots.
Watch: Salt Lake County District Attorney provides update on WestFest shooting
Five people were injured in the shooting, with three of them dying from their wounds. One of the victims, 18-year-old Hassan Lugundi, who is believed to be the target of the shooting, was hit multiple times and died.
A 41-year-old woman, identified as Fnu Reena, was hit and killed by a stray gunshot. She was an uninvolved bystander and was from West Jordan. On Friday, the Salt Lake County District Attorney confirmed that Fnu was 8 weeks pregnant at the time of her death.
Anderson Garcia Cabrera Jr, an 8-month-old, was also hit and killed by a stray bullet.
Watch: Devastated family of infant killed at WestFest needs help to 'bring our baby home'
Two teenagers suffered non-fatal gunshot wounds to their arms. One was a 17-year-old girl and the other was a 15-year-old boy. Police later confirmed that they were not involved in the initial altercation but were innocent bystanders. They have since been released from the hospital.
According to investigators, the gun used in the shooting came back as reported stolen from Louisiana. How the teen ended up with the gun isn't known.
One police officer returned fire at the suspect but did not hit him. In an update Monday, West Valley City spokesperson Roxeanne Vainuku said the officer fired one shot, and there was a "large stationary backdrop" behind the suspect from the officer's angle.
Watch: West Valley City officials provide update to deadly shooting
