Protests and Public Safety

Utah prosecutors charged a volunteer safety monitor with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a "No Kings" protester, saying he fired three shots and that the third round—fired over people’s heads at a large gathering—was reckless; DA Sim Gill proceeded with charges after a five‑judge panel denied a request for a grand jury, citing a similar Massachusetts case as informing the decision. Prosecutors said another safety volunteer, Arturo Roberto Gamboa, will not be charged due to insufficient evidence though his conduct was described as alarming, while Gamboa’s attorney says he walked with the rifle unloaded, pointed at the ground, and may not have heard commands to stop.