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WVCPD makes arrest in deadly shooting of man in car outside restaurant

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WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, Oct. 28, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — West Valley City police have announced an arrest in the fatal shooting Saturday of a man who agreed to meet with two people outside a restaurant, and who had his children in the car. The man arrested is Ryley Gilberto Avila, 26, of Taylorsville.

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