23-Year-Old Arrested in Connection to 2023 Salt Lake City Homicide: Police Chief Emphasizes Public Safety
Salt Lake City, Utah – A 23-year-old man was arrested by the Salt Lake City Police Department in connection to a shooting that claimed the life of 22-year-old Halapaini Moala. The suspect, Molitoni Vainuku, was apprehended and charged with murder, being booked into the Salt Lake County Metro Jail. The arrest of Vainuku came after a diligent investigation conducted by the SLCPD’s Gang Unit, which received crucial information about the suspect’s whereabouts in West Valley …