On the evening of January 18, 2018, 15-year-old Irving Alexis Chuba was driving a van with several teenage friends near 3500 South Bangerter Highway in West Valley City, Utah, when a vehicle carrying other teens began to pursue them. Chuba attempted to evade the car; the pursuit escalated into a high-speed chase in which the pursuing vehicle weaved through traffic and ran red lights. Near 4100 South Bangerter Highway the van was forced to slow and was cornered. The pursuing car pulled up alongside and multiple shots were fired into Chuba’s vehicle. Chuba was struck, lost control, and the van collided with another car. A chihuahua inside the van was also killed by gunfire.

Investigators later identified and arrested two 16-year-old suspects, Emanuel Angel Moreno-Vallejo and Robert Theron Danhauer, who were charged as adults with murder. Police say the shooting was gang-related and that Moreno-Vallejo admitted to firing into the van; a handgun reported stolen was recovered at Danhauer’s residence. Both faced additional felony counts including obstruction of justice.

Are there witnesses or local residents who remember the chase or saw the vehicles that night who could add details?