Suspect Arturo Gamboa did not fire any shots at the Salt Lake "No Kings" protest, but could face a murder charge for his alleged involvement in a bystander's de

The "No Kings" protest in Salt Lake City was struck by violence when a man allegedly brandished a rifle near the crowd.

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.

Friends of Arturo Gamboa say they don't believe he ever brandished the weapon. Instead, they believe the shooting was a deadly miscommunication — someone overreacting because he was open-carrying.

Utah resident Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, 39, was shot and critically wounded during the protest in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 14. He later died in the hospital from his injuries, the Salt Lake City Police Department confirmed in a news release.

Tragedy at Utah "No Kings" protest as 39-year-old participant dies after being accidentally shot by event security responding to armed man with rifle.

A person shot and killed an innocent bystander during a “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday.

The alleged rifleman, Arturo Gamboa, 24, was also shot and was taken into custody on a murder charge, Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd said at a Sunday news conference. The bystander who was killed was identified as Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, 39, a fashion designer from Samoa.

A peaceful protest in Salt Lake City turned deadly Saturday night when "Project Runway" alum and beloved fashion designer Arthur Folasa Ah Loo was tragically killed in a shooting incident during a "No Kings" rally.