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Police identify Sandy woman killed in shooting

(Photo courtesy of Sandy Police) A woman was shot and killed in Sandy on Wednesday, July 22, 2020.

(Photo courtesy of Sandy Police) A woman was shot and killed in Sandy on Wednesday, July 22, 2020.

Police have identified a woman killed in a shooting Wednesday in Sandy as 18-year-old Aliani Mejia-Marin.

A 14-year-old boy is being held in a juvenile detention center in connection with the shooting.

The alleged shooter and the victim, who were neighbors in a Sandy mobile home park, got into a “heated argument” and shots were fired about 6 p.m. Wednesday near 200 W. Eastgate Drive, according to Sgt. Clay Swenson of the Sandy Police Department.

Mejia-Marin was struck and taken by ambulance to a hospital, where she died.

According to Swenson, Mejia-Marin and the 14-year-old “knew each other and had some association. We’re not exactly sure what the relationship was.”

The 14-year-old, whose name was not released because of his age, and two other boys were arguing with Mejia-Marin and a man, who “may also have been a victim,” Swenson said. The other two boys have been interviewed and they “could face charges” after the investigation is completed.

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