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- A Taylorsville man, 21, was shot and killed in his home Sunday, leading to the arrest of five individuals, including a woman he was dating and her 19-year-old daughter.
- Three boys, ages 15 and 16, were also arrested. Police believe one of those teens was the gunman.
- Witnesses recalled hearing an argument between the man and his girlfriend at a party earlier.
TAYLORSVILLE — A 21-year-old Taylorsville man was shot and killed in his home early Sunday.
Ariana Aguilar, 44, who police say was dating the victim, was arrested for investigation of murder and aggravated burglary in the death of Jorge Llamas-Galaviz.
Her daughter, 19-year-old Natalie Aguilar was arrested for investigation of aggravated burglary. Three teen boys — two 15-year-olds and a 16-year-old — were also booked into juvenile detention. Both 15-year-old boys were arrested for investigation of murder.
Taylorsville police believe one of the teens was the gunman.
Officers were called to a residence near 2300 West and 4200 South about 3:40 a.m. Sunday. "Police officers entered the house and found … Ariana Aguilar on top of Jorge Llamas-Galaviz, who was laying on a bed in the bedroom with a gunshot wound to his neck," a police booking affidavit states.
Witnesses told officers that there had been a party in the home earlier and that Ariana Aguilar and Llamas-Galaviz had gotten into a fight and that Llamas-Galaviz was hit by Aguilar, the affidavit states.
Police say Ariana Aguilar "left the house and returned some time later" with the three teenagers and her daughter. Ariana Aguilar and the others "pushed their way into the home and in Jorge's room; first voices then a gunshot was heard," according to the affidavit. The group then fled the house, but Ariana Aguilar stayed, police say.
The vehicle that Natalie Aguilar and the others arrived in was later found at Ariana Aguilar's home in Ogden, according to police. Natalie Aguilar, Ariana's daughter, allegedly admitted to arriving at the house with the teen boys to pick up her mother.
"Ariana forced the door open so they could enter. Natalie said a shot was fired and she fled back home with the juveniles," according to the affidavit.
When questioned by police, Ariana Aguilar said she and Llamas-Galaviz had been dating, but he got angry with her, put some of her personal items outside his door and told her to leave, the affidavit says. She denied having anything to do with the shooting, according to police.
Officers noted, however, that "family members of Jorge contacted law enforcement and said his family was notified of Jorge's murder and that they had received some type of recording with Ariana saying she and her nephews killed Jorge."
Although the teens were referred to as Aguilar's nephews, police say they don't believe the boys are related to her.
