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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.

  • HellsBelleOPEnglish
    17•2 days ago

    Exactly. The peacekeeper who shot into the crowd should be charged instead.

    • @jballs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      20•2 days ago

      I dunno about that. The peacekeeper saw the dude go retrieve a rifle, confronted him, and he ran aiming the rifle at the crowd.

      I suppose your argument is that the guy hadn’t actually pulled the trigger when the peacekeeper acted? That seems insane to me.

      The shooter and another person in a neon vest allegedly saw Gamboa separate from the crowd of marchers in downtown Salt Lake City, move behind a wall and withdraw a rifle around 8 p.m., Redd said.

      When the two men in vests confronted Gamboa with their handguns drawn, witnesses said Gamboa raised his rifle into a firing position and ran toward the crowd, said Redd.

      • @AlDente@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2•6 hours ago

        There’s no confrontation in the video. The open-carrier was walking calmly and not even facing the “peacekeepers” while they were aiming their pistols at him and into the crowd. The open-carrier doesn’t start running until shots ring out, and appears just as surprised as everyone else. This “peacekeeper” should definitely be charged for endangering the lives in that crowd, if not for manslaughter.

      • HellsBelleOPEnglish
        6•2 days ago

        No confrontation is in the article. If you have another source that says there was, please provide it.

        • @jballs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          3•2 days ago

          Edited the order of events in my comment. Sounds like the confrontation didn’t happen until after he grabbed his rifle.