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On the evening of July 6, 2016, 15-year-old Abril Izazaga and her 16-year-old brother Jose were shot during a confrontation outside the Mill Creek II Apartments in Midvale, Utah. The dispute reportedly began over a T-shirt after a group, including 28-year-old Mario Cervantes-Angel, arrived to confront the siblings. Witnesses said Cervantes-Angel grabbed Abril by the hair and slammed her against a brick wall; Jose produced a small knife in defense and Cervantes-Angel then fired a handgun, striking both teens. Abril died at the scene in front of her family’s apartment window; Jose was taken to a hospital and died shortly afterward.

Cervantes-Angel was identified by witnesses, located the next day and taken into custody. He was charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated murder and later pleaded guilty; in July 2017 he was sentenced to 25 years to life. Another man who had started the argument turned himself in and was later released from custody.

Did anyone in Midvale at the time witness the confrontation or have additional information about what led to the argument?