A house party in Magna, Utah, ended in a double homicide on the night of August 15, 2021. Inside a home at 3623 S. Evening Light Cove, 19-year-old Juan Valentine Rodriguez was found dead from a gunshot to the face; 18-year-old Ivan Valenzuela was taken to a hospital and later died. A 17-year-old girl was wounded during the same incident. Unified Police arrived around 1:10 a.m. and encountered a large crowd fleeing the scene.

Investigators focused on 19-year-old Patrocinio Perez of Salt Lake City. He told police he shot Rodriguez first and then Valenzuela. Evidence cited in the investigation included social media messages, Snapchat and Uber location data, and Perez’s statements to others that he was responsible.

In March 2022 Perez was charged with two counts of aggravated murder, discharge of a firearm causing serious injury, possession of a weapon by a restricted person, and obstructing justice; he was already in custody on other offenses at that time. Was anyone at the party willing to speak about what happened that night or about interactions between the victims and the suspect beforehand?