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West Valley police have identified a suspect in the shooting death of a skateboarder Saturday in what has been described as a road-rage-fueled crime.
Aaron Pierce, 24, has been booked in Salt Lake County jail on suspicion of homicide, according to a news release from West Valley City police.
The victim, 30-year-old Maluolefale Toala, was riding a long board, heading north on 5600 West, when he stopped at a traffic light at 3500 South at about 1:50 p.m. Saturday, according to West Valley City police Lt. Dalan Taylor.
Toala and two men in a pickup that stopped near him got into an argument, which escalated, and the men got out of the vehicle, Taylor said.
Pierce, identified as the passenger in the pickup, is accused of pulling a handgun and shooting Toala in the chest, according to police. Toala died at the scene.
The driver was questioned by police and released Saturday night.
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