2 adults, teen boy charged in fatal Taylorsville shootout

  • Alejandro Bia, 23, and Christopher Lopez, 17, face murder charges in Taylorsville.
  • The shooting resulted in the death of Isaiah Chavez.
  • Prosecutors seek no bail, fearing retaliation against witnesses who belong to a rival gang.

TAYLORSVILLE — Two men and a 17-year-old boy have been charged in connection with a fatal shooting at a Taylorsville gas station.

Alejandro Julian Bia, 23, of Salt Lake City, and Christopher Lopez, 17, of Sandy, were each charged Monday in 3rd District Court with murder and discharge of a firearm causing serious injury, first-degree felonies; and 14 counts of discharge of a firearm, a third-degree felony.

Lopez was also charged with obstruction of justice and being a restricted person in possession of a gun, second-degree felonies, as was Daniel Vargas Rodriguez, 19, of Taylorsville…

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