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2 alleged gang members face firearm charges after LDS church shooting

The pair had previously been pictured with one of the firearms that was used at the shooting, court documents state.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Law enforcement at the site of January shooting at a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse.

An unsealed indictment charges two alleged Tongan Crip Gang members, one a convicted felon, with firearm charges after the shooting at a church in Salt Lake City.

Ryan Daniel Toutai, aka “Lost One,” 32, of Salt Lake City, and Fineeva Pomona Maka, aka “Finloc,” 26, of Millcreek, were indicted by a federal grand jury.

According to the allegations in court documents, both Toutai and Maka had previously been pictured with one of the firearms that was used at the shooting on Jan. 7, 2026.

Multiple shots were fired at a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, killing two and injuring several more. Toutai was on scene when officers arrived, authorities said, and was detained after he failed to comply with requests to move away from first responders rendering aid to a victim.

Before the shooting, Maka was on parole for a prior conviction and was ordered to wear an ankle monitor. That and additional evidence found on Toutai’s phone showed them both claiming TCG membership and interacting with other known TCG members, court documents say.

Toutai is charged with unlawful disposition of a firearm. Maka is charged with felon in possession of a firearm. Their initial appearance on the indictment is scheduled for March 3, 2026, at 1 p.m. before a U.S. magistrate judge at the Orrin G. Hatch U.S. District Courthouse in downtown Salt Lake City.

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