Posted on 06/15/2025 3:21:54 PM PDT by logi_cal869
A 39-year-old man died Saturday night after being shot during Salt Lake City’s “No Kings” protest while a crowd of about 10,000 people marched near 151 S. State Street, the Salt Lake City Police Department confirmed Sunday.
Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, a Utah resident, was shot at the demonstration. Despite life-saving efforts from SWAT medics and Salt Lake City Fire, Ah Loo died at an area hospital.
As of Sunday morning there were still unreleased details about the incident as the investigation is ongoing, Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd said in a news conference.
A chaotic scene ensued after two armed men in high visibility vests, who Redd described as “possibly part of the event’s peacekeeping team” saw 24-year-old Arturo Gamboa separating from the crowd, moving behind a wall, pulling out a rifle and starting to manipulate it.
“Gamboa was then confronted by these two men, witnesses say. Gamboa raised the weapon in a firing position and began running toward the crowd,” Redd said on Sunday. “One of the individuals fired three rounds, striking Gamboa, and tragically striking the man who later died.”
The preliminary police investigation found that the victim was not the intended target, “but rather an innocent bystander participating in the demonstration,” Redd said. Gamboa also sustained a minor gunshot wound in the confrontation.
(Excerpt) Read more at utahnewsdispatch.com ...
To be clear, I meant the shooter with the AR-15 that the security team was firing at when the victim was tragically shot in the background.
“Peacekeeping Team”
Great branding of your event guys. For a while there i didn’t hear of any violence and therefore the event (king) didn’t really occur. But now we get the reports like this and it shows the only thing these people know is violence.
Loo flushed.
Yeah, that’s another discussion altogether.
Arthur now has to face a different KING.
SLCPD Provides Update on Downtown Shooting Investigation:
SALT LAKE CITY — Today, the Salt Lake City Police Department is providing additional details about the June 14, 2025 shooting that occurred during the “No Kings” demonstration and march in downtown Salt Lake City.
“Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the 39-year-old man who was killed, and with the many community members who were impacted by this traumatic incident,” said Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd. “When this shooting happened, the response of our officers and detectives was fast, brave, and highly coordinated. It speaks to the caliber of this great department and our law enforcement partners.”
The incident began at approximately 7:56 p.m. when a sergeant assigned to the SLCPD Motor Squad reported hearing gunfire near 151 South State Street.
The sergeant and his squad were working to facilitate traffic and help to ensure public safety during a permitted demonstration that drew an estimated 10,000 participants.
As panic spread throughout the area, hundreds of people ran for safety, hiding in parking garages, behind barriers, and going into nearby businesses.
The first officers on scene notified SLCPD’s incident management team using their police radios.
Officers quickly moved in to secure the scene and search for any active threats.
Officers found a man who had been shot and immediately began life-saving efforts.
Officers, and two SLCPD SWAT team members – who are Salt Lake City Fire paramedics – provided emergency care using Tactical Combat Casualty Care techniques, while being assisted by community members until the arrival of Salt Lake City Fire Department and Gold Cross Ambulance.
Despite those efforts, the man died at the hospital. The Utah Office of the Medical Examiner will determine the official cause and manner of death.
The man is identified as Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, a Utah resident.
The preliminary investigation shows Ah Loo was participating in the demonstration and appears to have been an innocent bystander who was not the intended target of the gunfire.
Around 8 p.m., officers and detectives – including members of SLCPD’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team (VCAT) and Gang Unit – were flagged down near 102 South 200 East.
There, they found a man crouching among a group of people with a gunshot wound.
That man is identified as 24-year-old Arturo Gamboa, who was dressed in all black clothing and wearing a black mask.
As officers approached, community members pointed out a nearby firearm, which was described as an AR-15-style rifle.
Officers also located a gas mask, black clothing, and a backpack in close proximity. The items were collected and processed by the SLCPD Crime Lab.
Paramedics took Gamboa to the hospital. Detectives later booked Gamboa into the Salt Lake County Metro Jail on a charge of murder.
Officers also detained two men who were wearing high-visibility neon green vests and carrying handguns.
These men were apparently part of the event’s peacekeeping team.
During interviews, detectives learned the two peacekeepers saw Gamboa move away from the crowd and move into a secluded area behind a wall – behavior they found suspicious.
One of the peacekeepers told detectives he saw Gamboa pull out an AR-15-style rifle from a backpack and begin manipulating it.
The peacekeepers drew their firearms and ordered Gamboa to drop the weapon.
Witnesses reported Gamboa instead lifted the rifle and began running toward the crowd gathered on State Street, holding the weapon in a firing position.
In response, one of the peacekeepers fired three rounds.
One round struck Gamboa, while another tragically wounded Mr. Ah Loo.
Detectives have not been able to determine, at this time, why Gamboa pulled out his rifle and began to manipulate it or why he ran from the peacekeepers when they confronted him.
The peacekeepers immediately attempted to provide aid to the injured bystander.
Detectives are still actively investigating this case, to include the actions of the peacekeepers.
Detectives have developed probable cause that Gamboa acted under circumstances that showed a depraved indifference to human life, knowingly engaged in conduct that created a grave risk of death and ultimately caused the death of an innocent community member.
“Our detectives are now working to thoroughly investigate the circumstances surrounding this incident,” Chief Redd added. “We will not allow this individual act to create fear in our community.”
The Salt Lake City Police Department is asking community members to upload any photos or videos from before, during, or immediately after the incident by using this link: https://saltlakecitypd.evidence.com/axon/community-request/public/june14shooting.
Media and community members are requested to share this QR code on social media and online.
https://police.slc.gov/2025/06/15/slcpd-provides-update-on-downtown-shooting-investigation-2/
Geicoman
“He had a minor gunshot wound and was hiding in a group of people,” police said. “At the time of his arrest, officers also recovered an AR-15-style rifle, a gas mask, and a backpack.”
Pictured on the left of both images.
Gamboa is part of a leftist activist punk rock band known as RADE. @RADEband
Gamboa’s intentions for bringing a gun and other equipment to the protest remain unclear, investigation is ongoing.
Charge Gamboa with manslaughter or some available crime. He is the real reason that someone else is dead.
What is it about Salt Lake? Crazy Mormons?
Guess they'll be auditioning for a new drummer.
The real question is. How much did you MAGA pay him to be a #shooter? What did you have on him? What did you do to his family? Obviously he didn't have it in him. You picked the wrong one this time
These people are seriously deranged.
Samoans ?
It’s the water.
/s
The left always accuses their opponents of doing the very thing they are doing. Always.
If they accuse somebody of something it is a sure tell that they need to be investigated for that very thing.
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