PIUTE COUNTY, Utah — On January 8, 2023, at approximately 9:57P.M. the Piute County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shots fired call on Doc Springs Road, approximately four miles North of Circleville, in Piute County, State of Utah. At approximately 10:12 P.M., Piute County Sheriff Marty Gleave located 16-year-old Jacquline Nunez fatally shot near a dirt road.
Piute County Sheriffs Office put out an attempt to locate on a blue Ford Ranger. At approximately 11:03P.M. a Sevier County Sheriff’s Deputy located the suspect vehicle traveling east near Glenwood, Utah. As the Deputy attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver fled, leading Officers in a high-speed chase, which ended near Salina, Utah.
The male suspect, Nunez’ boyfirend, 17, was taken into custody without incident.
Piute County Sheriff Gleave began his investigation, secured search warrants, conducted interviews, and the suspect has been charged in the Sixth District Juvenile Court with Aggravated Murder.
Sheriff Gleave stated that “our county is devastated, we are a small county, and everyone knows this victim and her family. Murders don’t happen where we live and so, as you can appreciate. everyone (from Piute High School students, faculty and staff to friends and neighbors) is in shock and reeling from this tragedy. Teachers, Staff, Counselors, Coaches, and community leaders are all at the High School today offering services and working with students to try and comprehend the loss of their classmate and friend.”
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