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Suspect arrested in West Jordan teen shooting

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Posted at 9:13 AM, Oct 05, 2021
and last updated 2021-10-05 13:03:45-04

WEST JORDAN, Utah — Police announced the arrest of a suspect in the shooting death of a West Jordan teen Monday.

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Cody Ivory, 19, was booked Monday night on homicide, aggravated robbery, felony discharge of a firearm and obstruction charges, according to the West Jordan Police Department.

Ivory is accused of shooting 17-year-old Jacob Jeremy Hansen at a home in the 3500 West block near 8200 South. Hansen was transported to the hospital and later died.

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Police did not say what relationship, if any, Ivory had with Hansen, or whether the two knew each other prior to the shooting.