Biography
Arturo Gamboa was shot by an armed safety volunteer at the June 14, 2025 No Kings protest in Salt Lake City, Utah, after bringing a rifle to the demonstration. A bystander was killed by the volunteer’s gunfire. Police arrested Gamboa on suspicion of murder after he left the scene, although he did not fire his rifle. He remained jailed without formal charges until a judge ordered his release on June 20, 2025. Prosecutors later confirmed that no charges would be filed against him.
Portrait provenance
Arturo Gamboa speaking at a news conference in Salt Lake City on December 9, 2025, explicitly identified in KUER reporting. Photograph: Martha Harris / KUER. Original-pixel portrait crop retains his full hat, hair and face and excludes the injury photographs displayed behind him. No resizing, retouching or generated details. Gamboa was released without charges; prosecutors subsequently announced that he would not be charged in the shooting.
