Overview
- The anti-Trump 'No Kings' protest drew an estimated 4,000 to 10,000 people from Pioneer Park toward downtown streets.
- Gunfire erupted near 200 South State Street, critically injuring one protester who was hospitalized with life-threatening wounds.
- Police detained a person of interest at the scene after visuals showed the suspect with blood on his hands and later took him to the hospital with unspecified injuries.
- Governor Spencer Cox and Mayor Erin Mendenhall issued statements condemning the violence and emphasizing the right to safe public demonstration.
- The Salt Lake City Police Department is investigating the shooting and has urged protesters to disperse safely, highlighting risks to public safety at large gatherings.