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2 more arrested in connection to deadly Kearns funeral shooting

The young men, both 19, were each arrested on suspicion of obstruction of justice.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Police investigate a shooting that occurred outside a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kearns, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Police investigate a shooting that occurred outside a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kearns, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026.

By  Jeff Tavss | FOX 13
 | Aug. 27, 2026, 10:26 a.m.

Kearns, UT • Two additional people have been arrested in connection to a shooting outside a Kearns funeral last week in which one person was killed.

The young men, both 19, were each arrested on suspicion of obstruction of justice. One was taken into custody Wednesday, and the other was arrested last weekend.

Vilisoni Angilau was shot and killed during an altercation outside a Kearns meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Aug. 17, while his twin brother suffered critical injuries.

Another man, the father of a 17-year-old boy who allegedly shot Angilau, was arrested on suspicion of murder and discharge of a firearm after police say he provided his son the weapon.

Video of the shooting provided by witnesses allegedly showed two people running from the scene and following the teen shooting suspect. Police say those two people are the 19-year-olds recently arrested; the three attended Granger High School together, authorities say.

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