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Anetone Simanu

Case from Salt Lake City, UT dated Sep 03, 2023

Victim Details

Anetone Siu

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Salt Lake City

UT

2023-09-03

35

Anetone

Simanu

Yes

07/07/2026

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As the early morning light began to break over Salt Lake City on September 3, 2023, a scene of violence had already unfolded in a downtown parking lot. In the quiet hours before the city awoke, a Hispanic male, 35, lost his life in a fatal shooting. The incident occurred at 128 West 300 South, a location that would soon be cordoned off by police tape as detectives began their investigation into the city's latest homicide.

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  • SLCPD Detectives Arrest Downtown Homicide Suspect
  • FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU): 1 dead after early morning shooting in downtown Salt Lake City
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