Overview
- Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, 39, was a Samoan-American designer, Project Runway alum and community mentor who attended the “No Kings” protest as an innocent bystander
- The June 14 Salt Lake City march was part of a nationwide anti-Trump movement staged on President Trump’s birthday following a week of demonstrations in Los Angeles
- Police say peacekeepers fired three shots at Arturo Gamboa after he brandished an AR-15-style rifle, with one round unintentionally hitting Ah Loo
- Gamboa, who did not fire his weapon, faces a murder charge under Utah law for creating a grave risk of death despite not pulling the trigger
- Ah Loo’s death has left Salt Lake City’s Samoan community in mourning and spurred a continued police investigation and calls for accountability