Overview

• One of two volunteer peacekeepers fired three shots at Arturo Gamboa after he brandished a rifle, inadvertently killing 39-year-old bystander Arthur Folasa Ah Loo.
• Authorities charged 24-year-old Arturo Gamboa with murder on a probable-cause finding that he created a grave risk of death by retrieving an AR-15-style weapon and running toward the crowd.
• The two men in neon vests, initially detained as possible peacekeepers, were released without charges as police probe whether their use of force was justified.
• The Salt Lake City protest drew approximately 10,000 participants marching from Pioneer Park to the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in the nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations opposing President Trump’s policies.
• Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd highlighted that officers did not fire any shots, commended the swift response, and said investigators are questioning all parties involved.