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West Valley City Police arrest homicide suspect after over week-long search

Esteban Galvaz
Posted at 3:21 PM, Sep 17, 2023

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — More than ten days after a 21-year-old man was shot and killed, police found and arrested a suspect in connection to the case.

Brian Torres, 21, was shot and died near 2800 West 2700 South in Salt Lake City on September 15.

READ: Suspect at large following fatal West Valley City shooting

Police identified Esteban Galvaz as a possible suspect, who was last seen leaving his house in Magna.

It's believed Torres and Galvaz had some sort of verbal fight before the shooting happened. The relationship between the two men, if any, as well as what they were fighting about, is unclear.

On September 27, West Valley City Police announced officers located Galvaz and conducted a traffic stop.

Galvaz was taken into custody without incident, police said and was booked into jail for homicide.

He was described as being 5'8", 150 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, and a tattoo on his neck with the number 662.