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BREAKING: Eight month old among three people killed in WestFest shooting

This is a developing story. ABC4 will update this post as new information becomes available.

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (ABC4) — West Valley City Police confirm that three people have been killed and two injured in a shooting at WestFest late Sunday evening.

Roxanne Vainuku with West Valley City Police confirms that a total of five people were shot. The victims were an 18-year-old male, a 41-year-old female and a 8 month old infant. The female and infant were bystanders are not related.

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The incident started when two groups got into a verbal argument. When police approached the two groups, a 16 year-old male pulled out a gun and opened fire.

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The 18-year-old was found dead on scene while the 41-year-old and 8-month-old died at the hospital. Two additional people, a 17-year-old female and 15-year-old male, suffered gunshot wounds to the arms.

The 16-year-old suspect was taken into custody by police.

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