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Man dies after being beaten by several people in Magna

Multiple people, all in their late teens and early 20s, have been taken into custody, according to police.

A man has died after several people beat him up in Magna, police said Monday.

Police were called when witnesses saw people beating up a man near 3600 S. 8400 West in Magna at around 1:30 p.m. Fred Valdamar Ortiz, 41 of Magna, was taken to Intermountain Medical Center, where he died about an hour later, according to FOX 13.

Unified Police Sgt. Melody Cutler said multiple people, all in their late teens and early 20s, have been taken into custody. She said police believe they have everyone involved in the assault.

Cutler said police believe the people who assaulted the man knew him, but that police don’t know a motive for the beating.

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After being raised in California and spending a year in Arizona, Utah is the latest stop on Rebekah's tour of the Great American West. Everywhere she goes, she lugs along a pile of DVDs, more books than sense and an abiding love for storytelling in every imaginable media.