The teen admitted to the manslaughter counts Monday, plus one count of discharging a firearm. Four other charges were dismissed, according to the new petition.
More than a hundred people gather at a candlelight vigil for Hunter High School football players Paul Tahi , 15, Tivani Lopati, 14, and Ephraim Asiata, 15, on Friday, Jan 14, 2022, in West Valley City, near Hunter High School. Paul Tahi and Tivani Lopati were killed in a shooting, while Ephraim Asiata was wounded and hospitalized.killing two classmates and wounding anotherThe defendant was 14 at the time of the shooting.
But the state filed a new petition in the case on Dec. 5, which superseded the previous charging document. The new petition charged the teen with two counts of manslaughter and one count each of discharge of a firearm resulting in serious injury, discharge of a firearm resulting in injury, obstructing justice, possession of a firearm at school, and possession of a handgun by a minor.
The teen admitted to the manslaughter counts Monday, plus one count of discharging a firearm. The other four charges were dismissed, according to the new petition. A public information officer for the courts said it was unclear why the state decided to file a new petition in the case. The teen will be kept in juvenile detention until he is 21.
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