On the morning of July 16, 2017, 25-year-old Paige Espinoza was shot and killed in a southeast basement bedroom of a home on West Mix Avenue in Magna, Utah. First responders arrived about 5:15 a.m. after a 911 call from someone else in the house and found Espinoza deceased from gunshot wounds. She had been visiting the residence and did not live there.

Investigators reported numerous rounds were fired into the specific room Espinoza occupied, suggesting she was not a random victim. The incident was investigated as a targeted attack, possibly a drive-by or walk-by shooting; police noted the home had prior associations with gang activity and initially explored that as a possible motive. Three other people present that night were questioned.

Police later identified two suspects. One admitted to driving during the shooting, and authorities focused on another man who allegedly had been in conflict with Espinoza’s boyfriend and who reportedly made multiple threats beforehand. Espinoza was a young mother who planned to attend beauty school. Does anyone with information about that night or who knew Paige or the people involved have tips to share?