Utah, No Kings and protest
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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.
On the same day Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered in a "politically-motivated" assassination, more "politically-motivated" violence occurred at peaceful protests across the country.
A fatal shooting in Salt Lake City, a targeted political attack in Minnesota and more; here's what happened during the national day of protest.
Explore an interactive map of the “No Kings” protest and shooting in downtown Salt Lake City below. Some 10,000 people gathered in Salt Lake City for a "No Kings" rally and march as President Donald Trump was overseeing a military parade in Washington, D.C. About an hour into the march, shots were fired.
Tragedy at Utah "No Kings" protest as 39-year-old participant dies after being accidentally shot by event security responding to armed man with rifle.
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According to the Salt Lake City Police Department, about 10,000 people came downtown as part of a nationwide protest opposing President Trump's military parade in Washington D.C. and his policies.
Indivisible cofounder and protest organizer Ezra Levin explained ahead of Saturday that the movement is about reclaiming U.S. patriotism from the Republican Party and to denounce what he called Trump's authoritarian actions.
Organizers say about 2,000 protests took place across every state in direct response to President Donald Trump’s military parade in Washington, D.C., marking the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday.