2 teens arrested, charged in Utah abduction-turned-murder

Officers are seeking the public's help in locating a vehicle and driver involved the abduction of a 21-year-old man in Taylorsville, UT, Mar. 18, 2024.Two teenage boys have been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of a 21-year-old man whose body was found in a remote desert area in Utah County, according to police.

The 15-year-old and a 17-year-old have been booked into the Salt Lake Valley Detention Center on multiple felony charges related to the murder, the Taylorsville Police Department said in a press release.Officers are seeking the public's help in locating a vehicle and driver involved the abduction of a 21-year-old man in Taylorsville, UT, Mar. 18, 2024.

Franco was last seen alive getting into a white Jeep Liberty on Sunday afternoon, according to police. Witnesses reported hearing a possible single gunshot and the vehicle then sped away. Police found a vehicle suspected to be the one involved in the abduction on Monday and further investigation led to the arrest of two teenage suspects, according to police.

Officers are seeking the public's help in locating a vehicle and driver involved the abduction of a 21-year-old man in Taylorsville, UT, Mar. 18, 2024.MORE: 3rd white Mississippi officer sentenced to 17.5 years after pleading guilty in torture of 2 Black menPolice believe they arrested the person responsible for Franco's shooting but they are "actively working on contacting others who may have been present during the homicide," according to police.

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