Halapaini Latu Moala

Death by Force

In the early morning hours of June 4, 2023, the life of 22-year-old Halapaini Latu Moala, a Tongan man, was tragically cut short in Salt Lake City, Utah. The evening had been spent at an after-party at the New Yorker Social Club. As the club was closing around 4:00 a.m., a confrontation that began with stares escalated with deadly speed.

As Moala and his friends were leaving the club and heading towards the parking lot, words were exchanged with another group. Molitoni Fisiki Vainuku, the ...Read More

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