Magna man charged in connection with gang-related shooting at West Valley park

  • Jonathan Torres Torres, 25, faces felony charges for a gang-related shooting.
  • He allegedly fired multiple rounds at teens, injuring a 16-year-old boy.
  • Witnesses say Torres used an AR-style rifle during the altercation at a park.

WEST VALLEY CITY — A Magna man is facing felony charges accusing him of firing multiple rounds at a group of teens during a gang-related shooting, injuring one.

Jonathan Torres Torres, 25, was charged Tuesday with shooting at a person causing injury, a second-degree felony; and three counts of illegal discharge of a firearm, a third-degree felony.

On March 25, West Valley police responded to a report of shots fired at a park near 3200 West and 7000 South. Officers searching the area found an SUV with five teens inside. One 16-year-old boy had a small wound to his right arm. Detectives “confirmed that the wound to (his) arm was consistent with a bullet graze,” according to charging documents…

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