- The widow of Arthur Ah Loo filed a wrongful death lawsuit against local No Kings rally organizers.
- Ah Loo was shot and killed while protesting in Salt Lake City.
- Lawsuit claims negligence by accused gunman Mark Alder and event organizers for inadequate security measures.
SALT LAKE CITY — The widow of the man shot and killed by a so-called “peacekeeper” during the No Kings protest in downtown Salt Lake City last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the accused gunman and organizers of the rally.
“Something that Afa lived by in his life and in his work is, ‘If you’re going to do something, do it well.’ In the events leading up to his death, terrible decisions were made without the careful thought and planning that situations like this demand,” Laura Ah Loo said Monday in announcing the lawsuit. “For the sake of our community safety we need to do better.”
On Monday, Ah Loo and her attorneys filed a lawsuit against Matthew Scott Alder — the man who prosecutors say shot and killed her husband, 39-year-old Arthur “Afa” Folasa Ah Loo — and six others who were leaders of the Utah 50501 movement, a grassroots political group that helped organize the June 14, 2025, rally in Salt Lake City…