On August 14, 2019, a street confrontation that began on Facebook ended with the death of 31-year-old Taylor Kauvaka of Salt Lake City. A dispute on social media reportedly involved threats by Edgar Omar Esquivel, using the alias Jokie Dinero, toward a woman and her infant. A meeting was arranged near the Sunnyvale Apartments in Millcreek to settle the argument in person.

Kauvaka went to the meeting with his brother-in-law and others. There, he encountered Esquivel and two teenagers, 19-year-old Edgar Omar Esquivel and 18-year-old Alekzander Ethan May. As the argument escalated, May brought out a shotgun. Kauvaka stepped forward to defuse the situation and slapped the barrel; May then fired a single shot that struck Kauvaka in the chest, killing him at the scene. May approached officers shortly afterward, led them to the discarded shotgun, and was arrested; Esquivel was also taken into custody and both were initially charged with murder.

Court filings later show May pleaded guilty to a reduced manslaughter charge and Esquivel pleaded guilty to manslaughter and criminal solicitation. Reports say Esquivel had instigated the confrontation and called May to the scene knowing May had a shotgun. Did anyone in the Sunnyvale Apartments area witness the confrontation or see the parties arrive that night?