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Case Description

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In the early hours of April 15, 2025, the life of 36-year-old Sofeni Heimuli, a male from Salt Lake City, Utah, was cut short by gunfire inside the Comfort Inn Downtown. The incident, which also resulted in the death of 40-year-old Phillip Kioa, was the culmination of a dispute that began over payment for sex work. These were the first two homicides recorded in Salt Lake City for the year. The conflict began when a man renting a room at the hotel got into a disagreement with a woman named Kendra ...Read More

Victim Details

Sofeni Heimuli

Male

Pacific Islander

Salt Lake City

UT

2025-04-15

36

Sofeni

Heimuli

04/12/2026