A man 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 and hit 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, Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, 39, died at the hospital, the AP reports. Detectives accuse Gamboa of creating the dangerous situation that led to Ah Loo's death.
Redd said a man dressed in a neon green vest fired three shots from a handgun at Gamboa, inflicting a relatively minor injury but fatally shooting Ah Loo. The Utah chapter of the 50501 Movement, which helped organize the protests, said in a statement on Instagram that they condemned the rifleman in Salt Lake City, and thanked first responders and "our safety team" for the quick response.
The Utah chapter did not immediately respond to AP questions about the peacekeeping team. It was unclear who hired them, whether they were volunteers, or what their training was prior to the event. Redd said that the peacekeepers' actions are also part of the investigation. 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 8pm, 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.
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That's when one of the men dressed in the vests shot three rounds, hitting Gamboa and Ah Loo, said Redd. Gamboa, who police said didn't have a criminal history, was wounded and treated before being booked into jail. Police said they recovered an AR-15 style rifle, a gas mask, and a backpack at the scene. Meanwhile in California, authorities were searching for the driver of an SUV who sped away after striking a woman participating in a protest Saturday. She is reportedly in stable condition.
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