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UPDATE: WVC man dies after shooting suspect arrested


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Updated: 11/24/2010 5:08 pm | Published: 11/24/2010 4:32 pm
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WEST VALLEY-(ABC 4 News) West Valley police say that 30-year-old Paul Ross Butterfield was shot and killed on Wednesday.

Police say Butterfield met with 24-year old Joshua Fithian who presented a handgun which discharged.

According to police reports Butterfield was inside suffering from a possible gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital and later was confirmed dead.

Fithian was found hiding behind a fire station a short distance away and arrested without incident.

Fithian was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on suspicion of Murder, Aggravated Robbery, Possession of a Firearm by a Restricted Person and Obstruction of Justice.

----Information from: West Valley Police Department

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