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Charles DeWitt Baker Jr.

Case from Salt Lake City, UT dated Feb 13, 2018

Victim Details

Charles Baker

Male

Black / African American

Salt Lake City

UT

2018-02-13

49

Charles

DeWitt Baker Jr.

Yes

07/14/2026

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West Valley City Shooting Claims Life of Charles Baker, Charges Later Dismissed Against Suspect

In a case that began with a neighborhood dispute and ended in a fatal shootout, Charles Baker, a 49-year-old Black man from California, was shot and killed on February 13, 2018, in West Valley City, Utah. The incident led to the arrest of a suspect, but in a significant turn of events, the murder charge was later dismissed.

The tragic events unfolded following an earlier interaction betw ...
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  • Gephardt Daily: Police ID man killed in West Valley City shooting; 15-year-old suspect in custody | Gephardt Daily
  • KUTV: One dead, two injured in West Valley City, Utah shooting
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