Mark Fulilangi, 31, was killed in a drive-by shooting on June 8, 2021, in West Valley City. He was a passenger at the intersection of 3300 South and 4300 West when another car drove past, then backed up and stopped; a passenger from that vehicle exited and opened fire into Fulilangi’s car. The female driver with him switched places, rushed him to Jordan Valley Medical Center West Valley with two gunshot wounds, but he later died of his injuries. She initially left the scene but was later located by police and gave her account.

West Valley City investigators identified 26-year-old Lolo Latu as a suspect and later submitted the case to the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office for charging review; Latu had been arrested on unrelated warrants and booked into the Utah County Jail. Fulilangi, known to family and friends as Ake, was remembered as a loyal friend, loving family man and talented artist who was father to two sons, Kyelu and Kitione.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, please share tips with investigators.