England Sienna Pauulu, 22, was shot and killed in downtown Salt Lake City in the early morning of June 13, 2021. Officers responding to reported gunfire found Pauulu near 125 W. 300 South around 1:30 a.m.; he was treated at the scene but later died of his wounds.

Investigators say Pauulu had a confrontation with three males after leaving a nearby club. During the dispute a teenager produced a gun and shot Pauulu. Police recovered the firearm and arrested a juvenile in connection with the shooting. Later accounts identify the suspected shooter as 16-year-old Alex Ruiz-Martinez and name 24-year-old Jaime Dirzo-Portugal as the man accused of handing the gun to the teenager. The altercation reportedly began after Pauulu and Dirzo-Portugal bumped shoulders while crossing the street.

A judge later dismissed the murder charge against Ruiz-Martinez on grounds he acted in self-defense, while the murder charge against Dirzo-Portugal remained. If anyone has information about Pauulu that could help clarify what happened that night, please share it with investigators.