<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An innocent bystander at a "No Kings" protest in Utah was shot and killed by a "peacekeeper" who was aiming for a different man pointing an AR-15-style rifle toward the crowd, witnesses told Salt Lake City police.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, 39, was fatally wounded Saturday evening, police said. He was a husband, a father and a renowned fashion designer, according to a </span><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-laura-vera-and-isaac-after-afas-passing?attribution_id=sl:54af4dc1-07fd-42ef-8cc1-6ed4d1b47266&amp;lang=en_US&amp;ts=1750033064&amp;utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&amp;utm_content=amp13_t1-amp14_t2-amp15_t2&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=copy_link&amp;v=amp14_t2"><span>GoFundMe page</span></a><span> established to help his widow Laura and their two children.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Ah Loo, who went by the name Afa, was also a </span><a href="https://www.creativepacific.org/" rel="" target="" title=""><span>co-founder of the nonprofit Creative Pacific</span></a><span> and appeared on the fashion design reality TV show </span><em><span>Project Runway</span></em><span>.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/israel-bombs-irans-media-studio-while-live-on-air/1e4cf859-f2b4-4ac9-808b-ed43eaeb15e8" target="_blank"><strong><span>Israel strikes state-run Iranian TV during live broadcast</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was among 10,000 protesters who packed downtown Salt Lake City for a "No Kings" protest – one of 2000 events nationwide denouncing the Trump administration.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While authorities have not released details about the peacekeeper who shot Ah Loo, the man who was spotted carrying the rifle was arrested on suspicion of murder.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"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," Salt Lake City police said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/protester-killed-at-us-no-kings-protest-was-a-fashion-designer-who-appeared-on-project-runway/015944d8-e364-47e6-be0d-893625bb37cd" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Gunfire erupted around 7.56pm local time. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"As panic spread throughout the area, hundreds of people ran for safety, hiding in parking garages, behind barriers, and going into nearby businesses," police said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Officers then found Ah Loo, who was gravely wounded and later died from his injuries.</span></div></div><div class="styles__Wrapper-sc-2o34ro-0 cmwkBV"><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><a href="/content/2025/06/15/04/22/donald-trump-no-kings-protests-held-across-america-during-army-250th-birthday-celebration"><img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/GnjcAkdVeGQwvMTItYRCS5WXDzI=/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F2ab54a8f-e886-4ef9-8276-690fa1c15e12" srcset="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/GnjcAkdVeGQwvMTItYRCS5WXDzI=/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F2ab54a8f-e886-4ef9-8276-690fa1c15e12 396w, https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/iPIrqE8iL-9uob0zispgJ8xqU4o=/636x358/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F2ab54a8f-e886-4ef9-8276-690fa1c15e12 636w"/></a></div><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><div class="styles__Headline-sc-2o34ro-4 hpbOlz">Donald Trump 'No Kings' protests held across America</div><div class="styles__Button-sc-2o34ro-1 eBjlmW"><a class="styles__ButtonLink-sc-2o34ro-2 hqpklJ" href="/content/2025/06/15/04/22/donald-trump-no-kings-protests-held-across-america-during-army-250th-birthday-celebration">View Gallery</a></div></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Moments later, police were flagged down nearby and "found a man crouching among a group of people with a gunshot wound," police said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man, later identified as 24-year-old Arturo Gamboa, was dressed in all black with a black mask.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"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."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Witnesses reported the man had been wielding the rifle in a firing position and running toward the protesters, police said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Gamboa drew the attention of two peacekeepers "who were wearing high-visibility neon green vests and carrying handguns," and one of them "fired three rounds," Salt Lake City police said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"One round struck Gamboa, while another tragically wounded Mr Ah Loo."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Salt Lake City police said Monday the peacekeepers were not "overseen, sanctioned, or trained" by the department and neither of the men are current or former law enforcement officers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/israel-iran-conflict-donald-trump-warns-tehran-evacuate-truth-social-post/4ac6c238-ee92-4dc9-b78f-10d76b906edb" target="_blank"><strong><span>'Immediately evacuate': Trump's chilling warning</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Gamboa was taken to a hospital and later booked into the Salt Lake County Metro Jail "on a charge of murder," police said Sunday. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It is not immediately clear if Gamboa has an attorney.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"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."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But on Monday morning, the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office told CNN no charges had been finalised in the case. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The DA's office said the case was still in the hands of the police department.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"As this continues to be an active investigation, any comment at this time would be inappropriate," Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said in a statement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>CNN asked Salt Lake City police Monday for more details about Gamboa's potential murder charge and whether the person who shot Ah Loo might also face charges.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Detectives are still actively investigating this case, to include the actions of the peacekeepers," Salt Lake City police wrote. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"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."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The two peacekeepers, who have not been identified, were detained and interviewed, police said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"From the department's standpoint, these persons are considered members of the public, subject to the same rights and responsibilities as any other person in Utah," police said in a Monday statement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The police department also said it was unclear whether they were hired or volunteered for the event, "or acted on their own initiative," and a permit for the protest did not details plans to have organised or armed security.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The Salt Lake City Police Department does not direct or manage security roles and responsibilities unless that requirement is outlined in the event's approved permit, of which it was not," police added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Volunteer peacekeeping teams are common for protests, a national grassroots organisation told The Associated Press.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Typically, organisers ask attendees – including the peacekeepers – to not bring any weapons, said Sarah Parker, a national coordinator for 50501 Movement, a partner in the "No Kings" protest.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But the Salt Lake City peacekeepers likely stopped what could have been a much larger tragedy, Parker told the AP.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Our safety team did as best as they could in a situation that is extremely sad and extremely scary," she said.</span></div></div>