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two more arrested following deadly shooting outside kearns funeral
Heneli Suli Grall and Tevita Siope Tonga Kofe, both 19, were arrested on obstruction of justice charges. Police say they fled with the 17-year-old shooting suspect after Vilisoni Angilau was killed and his twin brother critically injured.
UPDATE: Two more people have been arrested in connection with the deadly shooting outside a funeral in Kearns earlier this month.
Tevita Siope Tonga Kofe, 19, and Heneli Suli Grall, 19, were each arrested for investigation of obstruction of justice. Police say both fled the scene with the 17-year-old suspected shooter following the Aug. 17 confrontation. Investigators say video and witness accounts helped identify the two men.
The shooting left 18-year-old Vilisoni “Soni” Angilau dead and his twin brother, Vita Angilau, critically injured. The 17-year-old suspected shooter was also critically wounded and has since been arrested for investigation of murder. His father, Afuhia Masiu Manatau, 45, was previously arrested after police alleged he supplied his son with the gun used during the confrontation.
The investigation remains ongoing.
