Magna man admits to shooting, killing man walking with his ex-girlfriend

  • Esteban Galvez, 20, pleaded guilty to murder in a 2023 West Valley shooting.
  • He shot Brian Torres-Hernandez, 21, after a confrontation involving his ex-girlfriend.
  • Galvez faces additional charges; his sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 7.

SALT LAKE CITY — A Magna man pleaded guilty to firing multiple shots and killing a man who was walking with his ex-girlfriend in West Valley City.

Brian Torres-Hernandez, 21, was walking with his cousin, the man’s former girlfriend, on Sept. 15, 2023, when he was shot and killed after a verbal argument.

Officers found Torres-Hernandez lying on a driveway between vehicles with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso, and 13 shell casings were found nearby…

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