Innocent bystander gunned down at Utah protest as peacekeepers take aim at armed suspect

An guiltless bystander who was changeable during a "No Kings" protestation in Utah has died, constabulary said Sunday. 

The victim, identified arsenic Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, was changeable during the Saturday protest, which attracted astir 10,000 people, and died aboriginal that night, Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd said.

"Our unfortunate was not the intended target," said Redd, who added that Ah Loo, 39, was conscionable participating successful the march. 

PERSON OF INTEREST IN CUSTODY AFTER SHOOTING AT 'NO KINGS' DEMONSTRATION IN UTAH

Demonstrators transportation signs and chant portion marching during a "No Kings" protest, Saturday successful Salt Lake City. One protester was mistakenly changeable and killed, constabulary said Sunday.  (AP Photo/Amanda Barrett)

Redd said Ah Loo was mistakenly changeable by 1 of 2 lawsuit peacekeepers successful neon vests who opened occurrence aft a suspect, identified arsenic Arturo Gamboa, 24, ran toward the assemblage with a rifle. 

They saw Gamboa propulsion retired a firearm earlier raising it successful a firing presumption earlier moving toward a crowd of protesters, Redd said. One of the men successful the vests fired 3 times, striking Gamboa and the victim, who aboriginal died. 

The unfortunate was changeable during the Saturday protest, which attracted astir 10,000 people, Salt Lake City Police said. (Salt Lake City Police)

Two SWAT medics performed life-saving attraction connected the unfortunate earlier helium was taken to a hospital, wherever helium aboriginal died, constabulary said. 

The shooter was cooperating with investigators, constabulary said. 

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Gamboa, who did not occurrence a shot, doesn't person immoderate criminal history, the main said.