Salt Lake City Shooting: Protest Turns Violent as Victim Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries.

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Following a shooting at the “No Kings” rally in downtown Salt Lake City, one victim and one suspect were hospitalized.
Around 10,000 people were walking between Pioneer Park and the Federal Building Saturday when just before 8 p.m., gunshots were fired near 200 South State Street.

One victim was taken to the hospital after being discovered severely injured with a life-threatening gunshot wound, according officials from the Salt Lake City Police Department.

Police claimed witnesses pointed out a person taken into custody close to 200 East 100 South. The suspect was subsequently brought to the hospital “under police watch” to be treated for a gunshot wound’s major injuries. Later on two other persons were hauled into prison.

Officials declared no ongoing public threat and no “known outstanding individual associated with the incident”.

Police claimed witnesses helped identify a person brought into custody close to 200 East 100 South.

The suspect was subsequently brought to the hospital “under police watch” to be treated for a gunshot wound’s major injuries. Later on two other persons were hauled into prison.

Officials claimed there is no “known outstanding individual associated with the incident,” and no public ongoing threat.
Responding to help SLCPD, several law enforcement agencies included the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the Utah Highway Patrol.

Utah Transit Authority provided its services to assist protestors in leaving the area; officials urged them to “safely and orderly.”
Police claimed the demonstration was quiet and there was no sign of any disturbance before the shooting.

“The motive for the shooting and the events leading up it remain under investigation,” SLCPD authorities stated.

Anyone with pictures and videos of the incident or the moments right after has been asked by police to post them to their web site for evidence.

Shortly following the incident, Gov. Spencer Cox said the shooting was “deeply troubling.”

“There is no place in our public square for the very alarming act of violence committed during tonight’s protest in Salt Lake City. Cox added, “This is an active situation; we are closely collaborating with law enforcement to assure responsibility.”

Mayor Erin Mendenhall of Salt Lake City also spoke on the event, stating that people have a right to feel safe while using their First Amendment liberties.

“The violence we’ve seen today in Salt Lake City and elsewhere in the country is horrific—it’s just not who we are,” Mendenhall added. “I appreciate the Salt Lake City Police Department’s prompt response tonight to support people demonstrating peacefully and safeguard lives. Right here, SLC, is my heart. We will get through this.”
On June 14, the protest was the biggest of over a dozen that occurred in Utah.

The national “No Kings” demonstrations line up with President Donald Trump’s combined military commemoration of his 79th birthday and the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army. They also follow the trail of the anti-ICE demonstrations, which started on Friday, June 6 in Los Angeles.

Protests traveling consistently across the specified roadways showed no evidence of violence or anarchy up until the shooting. Police claimed the demonstration was allowed, and they were on hand during the march and gathering to control traffic and handle public safety concerns.

Eleven Utah cities join national ‘No Kings Day’ demonstrations.

Eleven Utah communities will join in “No Kings Day” on Saturday, June 14, with twelve demonstrations spread around the state.

“The flag doesn’t belong to President Trump, it belongs to us we’re showing everywhere he isn’t – to say no thrones, no crowns, no kings,” organizers said of “No Kings Day,” “a nationwide day of defense.”

Starting in Provo at 9 a.m., Utah’s first protest attracted a sizable gathering.

Before a raucous gathering at the Ogden Union Station in the afternoon, another group convened at the Marriott Library Plaza of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City at 10 a.m.

Here is the full list of “No Kings Day” protests across Utah:

• Provo City Hall, 9 a.m. to noon – 445 W. Center St.
• Moab, Swanny City Park, 9:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. – 400 N. 100 W.
• Park City, pedestrian bridge over I-80, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. – 6598 N. Landmark Dr.
• Salt Lake City, University of Utah campus, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – 295 S. 1500 E.
• Kanab, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – 566 N. 100 E.
• Heber City, County Building and City Hall, 11 a.m. to noon – 25 N. Main St.
• Ephraim, Kent’s Market parking lot, 11 a.m. to noon – 481 S. Main St.
• Boulder, Highway 12 and Town Park, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – 120 E. 300 N.
• Price, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. – 350 E. Main St.
• Ogden, Union Station, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. – 2501 Wall Ave.
• St. George, Vernon Worthen Park, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. – 300 S. 400 E.
• Salt Lake City, Pioneer Park, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. – 350 S. 300 W.