Sept. 27, 2026
An Elverta man arrested in California months after a deadly shooting outside a Salt Lake City funeral is now asking a Utah court to dismiss the charges against him on self-defense grounds.
John Vea Uasike Jr. of Elverta faces two murder counts and other gun-related charges in the Jan. 7 shooting at a church in Salt Lake City’s Rose Park neighborhood. Sione Vatuvei and Vaea Tulikihihifo were killed. Six other men were injured, including Uasike and his brother…