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8 months ago

Police investigating role of 'peacekeepers' in fatal shooting at Salt Lake protest In addition to a man arrested for investigation of murder, the actions of a

“… She said organizers ask attendees, including the peacekeepers, not to bring weapons. Still, Parker said the two men in Salt Lake City stopped what could have been a larger mass casualty event.”

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@desderamona.bsky.social

8 months ago

Murder suspect described as a punk rocker who often open-carries a firearm at protests 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.

“… Keele said Gamboa has previously chosen not to open-carry, if instructed to do so by organizers of a protest.

Nevertheless, he believes Gamboa was simply trying to express his First Amendment and Second Amendment rights.”

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@desderamona.bsky.social

8 months ago

Murder suspect described as a punk rocker who often open-carries a firearm at protests 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.

‘Murder suspect described as a punk rocker who often open-carries a firearm at protests’

“Prior to this case, Gamboa was known in the community for being an activist and punk rocker.”

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@desderamona.bsky.social

8 months ago

“… The two men drew their handguns and ordered Gamboa to drop the rifle, but witnesses said the young man instead moved toward the crowd and held his rifle in a “firing position,” according to police.”

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@desderamona.bsky.social

8 months ago

“… Hundreds of protesters were marching through downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday when, around 8 p.m., two men said they spotted Gamboa, who was wearing all black clothing, move behind a wall and then withdraw a rifle from a backpack…”

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@desderamona.bsky.social

8 months ago

‘What to Know About the Shooting That Killed a Demonstrator at a Utah 'No Kings' Rally’

‘The “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City was struck by violence when a man allegedly brandished a rifle near the crowd’

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