Protester shot and killed at 'No Kings' rally in Utah, police say
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Salt Lake City police say a demonstrator who was shot at the city's “No Kings” protest has died and that the bullet that killed him appears to have been fired by one of the demonstration's peacekeepers.

A man who was believed to be part of a peacekeeping team for the “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City shot at a person who was brandishing a rifle at demonstrators, striking both the rifleman and a bystander who later died at the hospital, authorities said Sunday.

Police took the alleged rifleman, Arturo Gamboa, 24, into custody Saturday evening on a murder charge, Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd said at a Sunday news conference. The bystander was Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, 39, a fashion designer from Samoa.

Detectives don’t yet know why Gamboa pulled out a rifle or ran from the peacekeepers, but they accused him of creating the dangerous situation that led to Ah Loo’s death. The Associated Press did not immediately find an attorney listed for Gamboa or contact information for his family in public records.

      • Rhaedas@fedia.io
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        1 day ago

        2025? This is internet tradition going much further back. No, not Reddit. MUCH older.

        • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          23 hours ago

          Not even internet, all news media back to local TV and and newspapers. Not all journalism is created equal, it’s just easier to spot blatantly incorrect info when you also have videos posted to confirm yourself.

    • HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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      1 day ago

      I based my comment on the following: the peacekeepers weren’t supposed to be carrying weapons, yet one who did AND shot into a crowd - killing an innocent bystander - isn’t charged. But they do charge another guy who had a weapon but never fired a shot.

      So again, as always, ACAB.

      Maybe next time, instead of assuming, you could just ask.