UPDATE: Police announced on October 29, 2019, they made an arrest in Stephens death.


Investigators say Stephens was stabbing in the parking lot and ran into his friend’s apartment.

The suspects are still on the run. They were last seen in a white passenger car, possibly a newer Toyota Corolla. Police say the suspects were “known to Trayvon” and that he was with them earlier in the day.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 801-840-4000.


WEST VALLEY CITY (ABC4 News) – West Valley City police are searching for a suspect after a man was stabbed to death Thursday.

UPDATE 10/25- Police say the victim was 19-year-old Trayvon Stephens.

West Valley Police Lt. Steve Burke said around 8:15 p.m. officers responded an apartment complex at 4000 South Red Redwood Rd. on the report of a stabbing.

When officers arrived, they found a man with a stab wound. A short time later, the man died due to his injuries.

While police did not have much information on a possible suspect(s), they said the investigation is “just getting started.”

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This is a developing story. More information will be posted as it becomes available.