- Three men now face charges accusing them of killing two teens at a Halloween party in West Valley City.
- Yonis Muktar, Nuur Aden, and Justin Trujillo are each charged with two counts each of murder.
- Surveillance videos capture incriminating evidence.
WEST VALLEY CITY — Criminal charges were filed Monday against three people in connection with the killings of two teenagers outside a Halloween party in West Valley City.
Yonis A. Muktar, 19, of Taylorsville; Nuur Abdikadier Aden, 22, of West Valley City; and Justin Xavier Trujillo, 18, of Holladay, are each charged in 3rd District Court with two counts of murder, a first-degree felony; and four counts of discharge of a firearm, a third-degree felony. Trujillo was 17 at the time of the killings but was still charged Monday as an adult.
On Oct. 31, 17-year-old Javen Ryan “Bug” Welcher was shot and killed, and a 17-year-old girl was critically injured while standing outside a home hosting a Halloween party near 2600 West and 4000 South, according to police. The girl died a couple of days later. Her name has not been released. She is identified in charging documents by her initials, F. A-R…