Ro Karpunin

Death by Force

In the early morning hours of November 21, 2020, the life of 16-year-old Roman Karpunin, a male who had moved to Utah from Russia with his family about four years prior, was tragically cut short in Kearns, a community near Salt Lake City. The incident unfolded at a residence on Alex Street, where Unified Police officers were dispatched around 1:11 a.m. following reports of a commotion. Upon their arrival, they discovered Roman with a single gunshot wound to his upper torso. Despite the immediate ...Read More

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