Count the story of Salt Lake City on the deadly shooting interviewed after the release of new videos

A new photo of the demonstrator of Salt Lake City Decree in a deadly “No Kings” shooting is emerging, and it is different from that of security volunteers during the event offered to managers.

Arturo Gamboa, 24, never shot his weapon, but he was arrested on Saturday from murder. He had not been officially charged on Wednesday evening, according to the police archives.

His arrest stems from the statements provided to the police by two volunteer “peaceful soldiers”, who said they saw Gamboa raising an assault -style rifle and pointing it in a crowd of people.

But a new video seems to show Gamboa pointing its rifle to the ground and moving away from three shots fired by a security volunteer.

One of the bullets killed a passer -by, the fashion designer Afa Ah Loo, 39, and the other Gamboa, who was arrested on the scene.

Utah is an “open transport” state, which means that people can visibly carry firearms in public without a license, but the police said that Gamboa posed a “substantial danger for another individual or for the community”.

The authorities did not publish the names of the two volunteers and the shooter was not arrested or accused of a crime.

The video, obtained first by Salt Lake City Kstu-TVQuestions the version of volunteers’ events in the moments before Gamboa and Ah Loo were slaughtered, relatives said.

“He wouldn’t even hurt a fly,” said Gamboa’s mother Marianna Gamboa in her first interview since her son’s arrest. “He has goods and he has the right to wear.”

The office of the District of the County of Salt Lake said that he would decide Thursday to invoice Gamboa a crime, extend his prison sentence or release him.

Salt Lake City police refused to comment on the video directly. They said in a statement that investigators collect and still analyze evidence.

“This remains a complex survey that will take time while detectives work to determine the complete sequence of events,” said Brent Weisberg, police spokesperson, in a statement sent by email. “We continue to collect the information necessary to support a reference to the office of the County Prosecutor of Salt Lake.”

The rally organizer, the Utah chapter of the 50501 movement, said in a statement that the volunteer who had shot Gamboa and Ah Loo is a military veteran “who thought there was an imminent threat to the demonstrators and took measures.”

The organization said that security volunteers had been selected due to their military experience, first speaker and “de -escalation”.

The volunteers told the police this week that they had seen Gamboa take out an AR-15 style rifle from a backpack and “start manipulating it”. They shouted in Gamboa to drop his weapon, but he advanced on the crowd with his high rifle, the volunteers said.

In the video circulating online, the gamboa rifle seems to point downwards while it turns away from the shots.

“Arturo is just a sweet child,” said Konrad Keele, a long -standing friend and mentor of the local music scene. “I am at the broken heart that he must sit in a prison cell until they understand it.”

Keele met Gamboa for the first time at the age of 16 and Keele operated punk sites in Salt Lake City. Gamboa has always loved music and learned to play the guitar, bass and drums, said Keele.

Born from a Venezuelan father and a white mother, Gamboa got involved in the community of local activists and was a regular at meetings and shows. Those who know him describe him as articulated, thoughtful and dedicated.

“He was never violent,” said Keele. “I never met anyone who knew Arturo and did not love him.”

Keele helps coordinate support efforts for Gamboa and his family. He facilitates conversations with the public defender’s office if Gamboa needs a legal representation, and he planned to hold a community meeting on Wednesday evening to plan visits to prison. Keele has also reserved three service concerts this summer to collect funds for Gamboa’s legal costs.

Jeanette Padilla Vega, president and chief executive officer of the non -profit coalition of justice food justice, said that she had started to see Gamboa during meetings and demonstrations in 2020. She walked by her side several times and heard her attack large crowds. She was struck by her passion and her balance, she said.

“He is extremely talented, extremely loved by his friends, his family in the community, so active,” said Padilla Vega. “To lose it like that, it’s so incredibly horrible. The emotion is very raw for many people.”

Gamoa supporters flooded social media by asking how the event organizers checked the security volunteers and if there was training before Saturday’s demonstration. Sarah Parker, national coordinator of the 50501 movement, said that all participants, including security volunteers, were invited not to bring arms.