Safety volunteer charged in fatal shooting of ‘No Kings’ protester in Utah
Protest guard fired at armed man he mistakenly believed to be threat to protesters but accidentally killed a bystanderA safety volunteer accused of fatally shooting a man taking part in a June No Kings protest in Salt Lake City, while firing at another armed man he believed to be a threat, was...
<p>Protest guard fired at armed man he mistakenly believed to be threat to protesters but accidentally killed a bystander</p><p>A safety volunteer accused of fatally shooting a man taking part in a June No Kings protest in Salt Lake City, while firing at another armed man he believed to be a threat, was <a href="https://www.saltlakecounty.gov/district-attorney/Media/slco-da-announces-manslaughter-charge-filed-against-matthew-scott-alder-in-death-of-arthur-folasa-ah-loo-at-slc-no-kings-rally/">charged with manslaughter</a> on Wednesday.</p><p>Matthew Scott Alder, 43, was charged with one count of manslaughter. Alder opened fire during the protest on 14 June after seeing another man, Arturo Gamboa, carrying a rifle. Alder told investigators that he believed Gamboa, 24, was about to commit a mass shooting, so he fired three shots, wounding Gamboa but killing a bystander, Arthur “Afa” Ah Loo. Ah Loo was recording video of protesters in the street when he was fatally shot.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/03/no-kings-rally-utah-fatal-shooting">Continue reading...</a>
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