Arthur Folasa “Afa” Ah Loo died while peacefully protesting at Salt Lake City’s No Kings rally.
The Samoan-born fashion designer was an “innocent bystander,” according to the police department’s statement, who “was not the intended target of the gunfire.”
Project Runway‘s season 17 competitor was 39 when he died. His cause of death has not been released by the Salt Lake City medical examiner’s office.
Loo is survived by his wife, Laura, and their two children. May Afa’s family find peace during this unthinkable tragedy.
Salt Lake City Police Dept. is on the case:
Officers believe Arthuro Gamboa is the suspect. The 24-year-old was allegedly spotted by two men, who are believed to be designated peacekeepers. They reportedly said that he was separating himself from the crowd during the march and pulled out a rifle. He then allegedly raised the gun and began charging towards the crowd.
Arthuro was spotted hiding in the crowd. Officers recovered an AR-15-style rifle, a gas mask, and a backpack. He was treated at a hospital for his injuries and then booked into the Salt Lake County Metro Jail. He reportedly faces a murder charge for allegedly acting with “depraved indifference to human life, creating a grave risk of death.”
Formal charges are pending with Salt Lake County prosecutors.
