14-year-old accused of shooting 17-year-old to death arrested, Utah police say

Update: The 14-year-old boy accused of killing a 17-year-old was arrested at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, without incident, Salt Lake City police said in a news release.

The original story is below:

A 14-year-old boy accused of killing a 17-year-old is on the run from Salt Lake City police, Utah officials reported.

Kaydyn Christensen “should be considered armed and dangerous,” police warned in a Sunday, Feb. 12, news release.

Police responding to reports of a shooting at 8:19 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, found a 17-year-old boy with a gunshot wound, the release said. He later died at a hospital. The name of the 17-year-old who died has not been released.

Investigators identified Christensen as the accused gunman, but could not find him in a search of the neighborhood. They believe the shooting is an “isolated incident.”

Police ask that anyone with information call 801-799-3000 and reference case number 23-30287.

“I keep saying to myself, ‘How many will it take? How many more are we going to see lose their lives? Young people?” Terri Gilfillan of the Gun Violence Prevention Center of Utah told KSTU.

Thousands of people die every year from firearm injuries in the U.S. each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“Firearm injuries are a serious public health problem,” officials said. “In 2020, there were 45,222 firearm-related deaths in the United States – that’s about 124 people dying from a firearm-related injury each day.”

Firearm-related injuries were one of the top leading causes of death for people ages 1 to 44 in 2020, the CDC reported.

This story was originally published February 13, 2023 at 10:09 AM with the headline "14-year-old accused of shooting 17-year-old to death arrested, Utah police say."