A 39-year-old man died Sunday after he was shot during a ‘No Kings’ protest in Utah.
The unidentified victim was fatally shot during one of the 2,000 demonstrations Saturday in protest of President Donald Trump’s birthday military parade in Washington D.C.
A total of three people were arrested in connection to the violent incident, including Arturo Gamboa, 24, who was also shot, Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd said.
The protest quickly turned violent after several gunshots rang out while an estimated 10,000 people gathered just before 8pm.
Officers pursued Gaboa after multiple witnesses pointed him out to them at the scene. Another two people involved were arrested, Redd said.
According to investigators, two men – believed to be designated peacemakers – spotted Gaboa isolating himself from the crowd during the march before he moved behind a wall and pulled out a rifle, KUTV reported.
He then raised the weapon into a firing position and charged toward the large crowd. One of the alleged peacemakers then fired three rounds, striking Gamboa and the victim, Redd detailed.
SWAT medics immediately performed life-saving care to the bystander before firefighters and paramedics stepped in. His identity has not been released, pending notification to next of kin.
A 39-year-old man died Sunday after he was shot during a ‘No Kings’ protest in Utah , police said. (Pictured on right: Authorities arresting one of the three suspects taken into custody)
The victim was not targeted in the attack, but was an ‘innocent bystander participating in the demonstration,’ Redd said.
Gaboa suffered a minor gunshot wound after police found him ‘hiding in a group of people.’
Officers soon located a backpack belonging to him that contained an ‘AR-15 style rifle’ and gas mask, according to Redd.
Gamboa was seen in dramatic pictures and videos being arrested and taken away on a stretcher by police and paramedics.
He was treated at the hospital before being transferred and booked into the Salt Lake County Metro Jail.
Daily Mail contacted the Salt Lake City Police Department for more information.
Rowdy scenes were captured across other big cities across America, including Portland, New York, Denver and Los Angeles as more than 5,000 people showed up for countless protests.
The protest quickly turned violent after several gunshots rang out while an estimated 10,000 people gathered just before 8pm. (Pictured: Protestors holding up signs at the Salt Lake City demonstration)
LOS ANGELES: Anti-Trump protestors in downtown LA confront US Marines and National Guardsmen on Saturday, the same day President Trump’s birthday military parade took place
The deadly assassinations of Minnesota State Representative Melissa and her husband Mike Hortman also occurred early on Saturday – and are believed to be politically motivated after ‘No Kings’ flyers were found in the Trump-supporter suspect’s cars.
There were a total of 15 separate ‘No Kings’ demonstrations across LA Saturday. Five people were arrested for protest-related offenses.
Meanwhile, 17 people were arrested in Denver, Colorado, police said.
It is unclear who was charged, but police said those people were nabbed for resisting arrest, failure to obey lawful order, obstruction of streets and unlawful throwing of projectiles, per CBS News.
A protester clashed with authorities near the entrance of Interstate 25 while a group allegedly attempted to enter the road.
Other demonstrators allegedly hurled rocks and other objects at officers during the protest.
It was also a scene of chaos in Portland, Oregon as hundreds of protesters dressed in black clashed with federal officers at the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.
DENVER: A protestor is seen being arrested. A total of 17 people were arrested amidst the protests
Federal officers decked out in tactical gear deployed smoke, tear gas, flash grenades and other projectiles as demonstrators threw fireworks and water bottles in response.
Some even used a stop sign to smash through one of the doors to the ICE facility.
Joseph R. Checklick Jr., 21, drove his SUV through a dispersing crowd in a parking lot in northern Virginia, which led to him ‘striking at least one person with his vehicle,’ police said in a statement.
The protest took place throughout Saturday afternoon in Culpeper, a small town roughly 70 miles from Washington, D.C.
There were huge, boisterous crowds marching, dancing, drumming, and chanting shoulder-to-shoulder in New York, Denver, Chicago, Austin and Los Angeles, some behind ‘No Kings’ banners.
In some places, organizers handed out little American flags while others flew their flags upside down, a sign of distress.
Mexican flags which have become a fixture of the Los Angeles protests against immigration raids, also made an appearance at some demonstrations Saturday.
