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A 17-year-old boy, Javen Ryan Welcher, was shot dead at a Halloween party.
A 15-year-old girl was critically injured; no suspects have been identified.
The Youth Peace and Justice Foundation will plant a tree in his memory in Idaho.
WEST VALLEY CITY — A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed outside a Halloween party on Friday night.
The boy has been identified by his family as Javen Ryan "Bug" Welcher. A second teen, a 15-year-old girl, was also shot and remained in critical condition as of Tuesday afternoon.
As of Tuesday, no arrests had been made, and no possible suspect information had been released by the police.
On Friday, Halloween, just before midnight, West Valley police responded to a report of a "loud party" and " shots fired

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