Fourteen-year-old John Mula, a Black/African American boy, was shot and killed on Sunday afternoon, August 25, 2024, around 2:30 p.m. at the Monaco Apartments in Millcreek, Utah. Police describe the killing as a targeted, gang-related shooting. A brown Chevy Impala pulled up, three people wearing black hoodies and black-and-white bandanas got out and opened fire as John walked through the complex; he was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Investigators say the attack was planned and retaliatory, linked to a prior gang-related incident. Social media evidence reportedly shows suspects discussed confronting John beforehand; in one message a suspect allegedly asked for a gun and claimed John had been harassing his family. Authorities arrested and charged seven people: two adults and five teenagers. Twenty-year-old Jayvon Dajon Cooper and 17-year-old Jaden Dino Papenfuss face murder, obstruction, and multiple firearm counts. Four other teens, ages 14 to 17, are charged as co-defendants, and 36-year-old Whitney Michelle Vasquez is charged with obstruction of justice after allegedly trying to alter the getaway car’s appearance.

Was anyone in the Millcreek area that afternoon aware of suspicious activity around the Monaco Apartments or saw the brown Chevy Impala before or after the shooting?