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West Jordan man charged with killing teen killed another teen 5 days earlier, charges say
West Jordan man charged with killing teen killed another teen 5 days earlier, charges say
By Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted - April 5, 2023 at 1:29 p.m.
MIDVALE — A West Jordan man already charged with murder for allegedly killing a 17-year-old boy during a random carjacking has now been linked to the unsolved shooting death of a 16-year-old boy in Midvale just five days earlier, police say.
Nestor Del Valle, who turned 18 less than a week ago, was charged Wednesday in 3rd District Court with murder, a first-degree felony, and illegal discharge of a firearm, a third-degree felony. He is accused of killing Len Robles, 16, of Midvale, on Sept. 15 near 650 W. Wasatch St.
In October, Del Valle, who was still 17, was charged as an adult in 3rd District Court with murder and aggravated robbery, first-degree felonies, for the Sept. 10 shooting death of 17-year-old Bryan Galicia during what police described as a random carjacking.
According to the new charging documents filed on Wednesday, Robles was walking with two friends on the sidewalk not far from his home when a vehicle pulled up next to them. Del Valle asked the teens where they were from and one of them answered, "Old town Midvale." ... Police say the driver then started shooting at Robles and his two friends.
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Pat Reavy
Pat Reavy is a longtime police and courts reporter. He joined the KSL.com team in 2021, after many years of reporting at the Deseret News and KSL NewsRadio before that.
By Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted - April 5, 2023 at 1:29 p.m.
MIDVALE — A West Jordan man already charged with murder for allegedly killing a 17-year-old boy during a random carjacking has now been linked to the unsolved shooting death of a 16-year-old boy in Midvale just five days earlier, police say.
Nestor Del Valle, who turned 18 less than a week ago, was charged Wednesday in 3rd District Court with murder, a first-degree felony, and illegal discharge of a firearm, a third-degree felony. He is accused of killing Len Robles, 16, of Midvale, on Sept. 15 near 650 W. Wasatch St.
In October, Del Valle, who was still 17, was charged as an adult in 3rd District Court with murder and aggravated robbery, first-degree felonies, for the Sept. 10 shooting death of 17-year-old Bryan Galicia during what police described as a random carjacking.
According to the new charging documents filed on Wednesday, Robles was walking with two friends on the sidewalk not far from his home when a vehicle pulled up next to them. Del Valle asked the teens where they were from and one of them answered, "Old town Midvale." ... Police say the driver then started shooting at Robles and his two friends.
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Pat Reavy
Pat Reavy is a longtime police and courts reporter. He joined the KSL.com team in 2021, after many years of reporting at the Deseret News and KSL NewsRadio before that.