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Man arrested in fatal West Valley City shooting

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WEST VALLEY CITY — A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in West Valley over the weekend. Ryley Gilberto Avila, of Midvale, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on Tuesday for investigation of aggravated murder, aggravated robbery and two counts of discharge of a firearm.

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