Utah Protest Turns Deadly Amid Volunteer Peacekeepers and Open-Carry Risks
TL;DR
Organizers of the 'No Kings' protest in Salt Lake City confirmed that the individual who shot and killed a bystander was a volunteer and military veteran, raising questions about the role and oversight of armed safety team members at protests.
- 'No Kings' protest organizers confirm 'peacekeeper' was volunteer, military veteran KUTV
- Murder suspect described as a punk rocker who often open-carries a firearm at protests FOX 13 News Utah
- 'No Kings': Volunteers ‘took action’ against ‘imminent threat’ to protesters, Utah 50501 says says The Salt Lake Tribune
- Protester shot and killed at ‘No Kings’ rally in Utah, police say AP News
- 'Peacekeepers' under scrutiny in deadly Salt Lake City protest shooting Yahoo
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