- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
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.
so gamboa pulled out a gun, aimed it at protesters,Gamboa was protesting while legally open carrying his rifle at the protest, in support of the protesters, and got shot. the person who shot him also shot a bystander. gamboa is being charged with murder, because of the weird federal murder laws in america.~~ i’ve read that gamboa is a leftist, so why did he brandish his rifle at the protesters?~~I’ve protested standing directly next to the man and his guns multiple times, the official story here is a bunch of horseshit. Only one person committed gun violence and it wasn’t the well known gun rights and safety advocate.
weird situation indeed
apparently, the guy wasn’t brandishing his weapon, he was open carrying in support of the protesters, in case the police got violent. the “peacekeeper” (I’m guessing it’s a right winger), saw him with his weapon and shot into a crowd of people and killed a protester.