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.
