After No Kings tragedy, a lawmaker wants to clarify Utah’s self-defense law

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)

The family of an innocent bystander killed at a Utah No Kings protest waited almost six months to learn whether prosecutors would file criminal charges in the shooting, a period his widow has described as painful and deeply frustrating.

Now a state lawmaker wants to clarify Utah’s self-defense law, with the aim of helping prosecutors reach faster conclusions…

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