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UPDATE: On Thursday, police identified the woman who was killed as Aliani Mejia-Marin, 18, of Sandy.
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SANDY — A woman was killed in a shooting on Wednesday and a juvenile male was taken into custody in connection to the incident, police confirmed.
The incident occurred at 212 W. Eastgate Drive and the woman was transported to a hospital in critical condition, Sandy police said. She later died from her injuries.
Sandy Police say a woman is in critical condition after being shot. She was found in this car. They are still looking for the shooter @KSL5TVpic.twitter.com/sYyTjQNV8B
— Ashley Moser (@AshleyMoser) July 23, 2020
The woman was found with a gunshot wound in a car near the Sandy Mobile Home Park and police initially were looking for the alleged shooter.
By 10 p.m., a male juvenile had been taken into police custody in connection with the shooting.
The alleged shooter had been booked into a juvenile detention center by Thursday, police said.
Contributing: Ashley Moser, KSL TV
