On the night of August 5, 2024, 41-year-old Andrew Mozart Maka was fatally shot in an apartment in the Glendale neighborhood of Salt Lake City. Maka had been drinking with three other men near 1600 West and 1700 South; he reportedly produced a handgun, removed its magazine, then reinserted it. The gun allegedly discharged while on a table, wounding the brother of one man, identified as Jima William Gat’s brother, in the hand.

After the accidental discharge, Gat is alleged to have grabbed the firearm and shot Maka multiple times. An autopsy recorded two gunshot wounds to the neck, one to the chest, and one to the hand. Police arrived at 11:54 p.m.; paramedics and officers attempted lifesaving aid but Maka was pronounced dead at the scene. Gat and others fled initially, and investigators believe the gun was thrown into the Jordan River.

On August 9, 2024, the Violent Criminal Apprehension Team arrested 31-year-old Jima William Gat near 380 South 300 West. He was charged with murder, two counts of shooting a gun causing serious injury, and obstruction of justice; prosecutors noted a 2010 attempted murder conviction in Oregon. Does anyone have information about the gathering that night or about people who were at that apartment?