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Teen suspect, father charged with murder in fatal Kearns funeral shooting

By Fox 13 · August 27, 2026 · 1 min read
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Teen suspect, father charged with murder in fatal Kearns funeral shooting
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A teenage suspect and his father were formally charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting outside a Kearns church last week. The first-degree murder charge was one of several announced on Thursday against Taitusi Kai Manatau, 17, and his father, Afuhia Masiu Manatau, by the Salt Lake County Attorney General's Office.

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