Fourteen-year-old Malaki Porter, described as adventurous and fond of bull riding, fishing and hunting, was shot and killed on September 22, 2024, in northwest Duchesne County, Utah. Family accounts and investigators say an argument with his 16-year-old stepbrother, Haegan Sagers, escalated into a physical confrontation involving a firearm; Malaki was found inside the home with a fatal upper-body wound and later died.

Authorities arrested Haegan Sagers in connection with the shooting. Reports about what happened during the struggle differed: defense accounts said the gun discharged during a struggle after Malaki allegedly came at Sagers, while prosecutors alleged Sagers had taken the gun, pointed it at Malaki’s shoulder and fired in anger. The family described a troubled relationship between the boys and reported prior statements by Sagers expressing a wish to harm his stepbrother.

If anyone has information about the events leading up to the September 22 shooting or knew Malaki and his family, please share what you know with investigators.