Halapaini Latu Moala, 22, was shot and killed in Salt Lake City in the early hours of June 4, 2023. He and friends were leaving an after-party at the New Yorker Social Club around 4:00 a.m. when a confrontation with another group began; according to reports, words were exchanged and the situation escalated. Molitoni Fisiki Vainuku, then 23, reportedly asked Moala and a friend Are you tripping? before a gun was produced and Moala was shot. Bystanders tried to render aid, but Moala died at the scene in a nearby parking lot.

The Salt Lake City Police Department opened a homicide investigation. Investigators initially reported difficulties due to a lack of cooperation from witnesses, and the Gang Unit and Homicide Squad conducted a lengthy inquiry.

Did anyone who attended the New Yorker Social Club after-party or who was in that parking lot that morning see what happened or have information to share?