A Father’s Day outing at the WestFest carnival in West Valley City, Utah, ended in tragedy on the evening of June 15, 2025. Eight-month-old Anderson Garcia Cabrera Jr., a Hispanic infant, was fatally struck by a stray bullet during a sudden outbreak of gunfire at the festival. His parents, Anderson and Mehili Garcia, had recently welcomed twin sons after three years of infertility and had been preparing to leave the carnival when a dispute between two groups erupted.

Witnesses say Anderson Garcia shielded the stroller with his body as shots were fired; a bullet struck the baby, killing him instantly. The infant was one of three people killed that night — an 18-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman also died — and two teenagers were wounded. A 16-year-old male was taken into custody at the scene and booked into juvenile detention on three counts of homicide; investigators continue to work to clarify the sequence of events.

If anyone at WestFest that evening has information about the altercation or the shooting, please come forward and share what you know.