Flowers and pictures are left at a memorial to Arthur “Afa” Ah Loo, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at the site where he was shot and killed at the “No Kings” protest on State Street in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)
A man is dead. One man who was arrested is now out of jail. And the man who allegedly shot three bullets — including the one that killed “innocent bystander” Arthur “Afa” Ah Loo, according to police — is cooperating with law enforcement but is not in custody.
Based on what’s been reported so far in the wake of the chaotic shooting during a “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City earlier this month, Utah gun law experts say the tragic situation is looking increasingly legally nuanced. And they say it’s possible any justice for Ah Loo and his family may be more likely to come from a civil lawsuit than a criminal case — but that remains to be seen…