SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 3, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — A Utah jury has convicted Shaun Eugene Fleming of the 2017 murder of a man who was killed in front of his 4-year-old child during a robbery of his Taylorsville residence.
Fleming, 42, was found guilty of:
- Murder, a first-degree felony
- Three counts of kidnapping, a third-degree felony
- Child kidnapping, a first-degree felony
- Burglary, a first-degree felony
- Robbery, a first-degree felony
- Obstruction of justice, a second-degree felony
- Possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person, a second-degree felony
The man fatally shot on Dec. 10, 2017, was 30-year-old Toussaint “T.J.” L’Ouverture Tyler Jr. Fleming’s charging documents say the victim was targeted because of an alleged debt.
Fleming will be sentenced on May 19.
“We hope these convictions will help keep Mr. Fleming from harming another family,” says Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill in a news release issued by his office. “We send our condolences to Mr. Tyler’s loved ones and hope the jury’s decision helps provide some closure for them.
“We want to acknowledge the hard work of our lead prosecutors Josh Graves and Heather Lindsay, as well as the excellent work done by their staff. We would also like to thank our partners at Unified Police Department for conducting a thorough investigation, that helped secure the convictions in this case.”
