Salt Lake City, protest and shooting
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Utah 50501, the organizers of Saturday's protest in downtown Salt Lake City, say there was an "imminent threat" to protesters before the deadly shooting.
Police said that the permit for the protest did not specify that there would be armed security, and that the role and responsibilities of event staff were being investigated.
Organizers of the SLC 'No Kings' protest told KSL TV that a volunteer peacekeeper fired his weapon believing there was an "imminent threat to protesters."
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About 1,000 protesters gathered in Salt Lake City Thursday evening for a largely peaceful demonstration in support of immigrants as national debate on the issue heats up.
Protesters gathered in Salt Lake City's Pioneer Park Saturday evening, after a day of demonstrations across Utah and the nation.
Thousands gathered at Salt Lake City’s Pioneer Park Saturday evening for another “No Kings” protest, following the earlier demonstration at the University of Utah.
Salt Lake City officials and leaders from the Black community gathered to mark Juneteenth and to raise the city's controversial new Juneteenth-themed flag.
This weekend's 'No Kings' protests across America, in charged photos