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Juvenile in critical condition after shooting outside West Valley City house party

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WEST VALLEY CITY — A juvenile male was in critical condition after being shot in a vehicle parked outside of a house party early Saturday morning. The incident may be gang related, police said.

Police said they received at least 10 phone calls reporting shooting near 3800 S. Hawkeye Drive about 1:30 a.m. Responding officers discovered a trail of spent shell casings along the street for roughly a block, police said.

Police said some unwanted guests showed up to the house party and were turned away. An altercation outside the home erupted with the juvenile male.

A suspect, believed to be a juvenile as well, allegedly fired a gun at the juvenile while he sat inside a vehicle, police said.

Friends drove the juvenile who was shot to a nearby hospital but he was later transferred to Intermountain Medical Center where he is in critical but stable condition, police said.