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Trash Day Turned Tragic in West Point | Salt Lake City News
A 71-year-old man, James Witten, was fatally shot while innocently taking out his trash and decorating his porch in West Point, Utah — captured in chilling detail by a Ring camera. The shooter, 23-year-old Axel Eduardo Chavez from El Salvador, fired ten shots from a car before fleeing, leaving behind gloves, a beanie, and a bandana that yielded DNA evidence leading to his arrest in Las Vegas. Chavez now faces murder, firearm discharge, and obstruction charges, while the driver of the car remains at large — a case that underscores the brutal randomness of violence and the community’s search…
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