Overview

• On June 14, peacekeepers at the No Kings protest in Salt Lake City fired at a man armed with an AR-15-style rifle, and one bullet struck Afa Ah Loo.
• Salt Lake City police have arrested Arturo Gamboa and charged him with murder in connection with Ah Loo’s death.
• Ah Loo was the first Samoan contestant on Project Runway and cofounder of the Creative Pacific Foundation, which uplifts Pacific Islander creatives.
• Tributes have poured in from Moana 2 voice actress Auliʻi Cravalho and Utah representatives Verona Mauga and Jacob Fitisemanu Jr., who praised his cultural impact.
• A GoFundMe for Ah Loo’s wife and two children has drawn widespread support as the police investigation into the shooting continues.