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Ah Loo Family Announces Lawsuit Plan Over Fatal 'No Kings' Protest Shooting

With no criminal charges to date, the family seeks accountability through civil court.

Overview

  • At a Wednesday press conference, attorneys for widow Laura Ah Loo said they expect to file a wrongful-death lawsuit in the coming weeks.
  • The legal team submitted a GRAMA request for city and agency records and called for an independent investigation into the shooting.
  • Lawyers urged reforms to how protests are permitted, staffed, policed and overseen, criticizing the use of armed volunteer peacekeepers.
  • Authorities have not charged anyone, the shooter has not been publicly identified or arrested, and prosecutors earlier declined to charge Arturo Gamboa due to insufficient evidence.
  • Attorneys named volunteer Matt Alder as the person who fired and urged prosecutors to charge him, an allegation not confirmed by police; the June 14 gunfire injured Gamboa and killed Arthur ‘Afa’ Ah Loo during a march of roughly 10,000 people.