'Project Runaway' Star Shot And Killed At Anti-Trump 'No Kings' Rally After He Attended Protest 'To Protect Basic Human Rights'
Arthur Folasa Ah Loo was 39 at the time of his death.
June 16 2025, Published 1:13 p.m. ET
A former contestant on Project Runway was killed at a "No Kings" parade in Utah over the weekend, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
Fashion designer Arthur Folasa Ah Loo was shot by peacekeepers at the Anti-Trump rally in Salt Lake City.
Arthur Folasa Ah Loo was married with two young children.
According to officials, another protester named Arturo Gamboa brandished a rifle and pointed it at a crowd. When the peacekeeper volunteers ordered the man to drop his weapon, he failed to do so.
Instead, Gamboa ran toward the crowd, forcing the peacekeepers to open fire on him. Ah Loo was caught in the crossfire and later died at a local hospital. He was 39.
Originally from Samoa, Ah Loo recently became an American citizen and voted for the first time during the 2024 election.
He attended the No Kings march because he "believed that everyone was deserving of basic human rights," Utah Rep. Verona Mauga told KSL-TV.
An 'Unimaginable Loss'
He also appeared on Project Runway.
Ah Loo, known as 'Afa', was a contestant on season 17 of the Bravo fashion design reality show, finishing 13th in 2019.
He was also married and a father of two young children.
A GoFundMe page organized by friends states: "On June 14th, our sweet friend Laura lost her beloved husband Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, known to many as Afa.
"He was tragically killed during the No Kings protest in Salt Lake City, Utah.
"Afa was a proud Samoan, deeply connected to his culture and community. Through his work with the nonprofit Creative Pacific and his incredible talent as a fashion designer, he shared his heritage with passion and creativity.
"But more than anything, Afa was proud of the life he built with his wife, Laura, and their two beautiful children, Vera and Isaac."
"This unimaginable loss has left a profound void in their lives. Family and friends are coming together to raise funds to help Laura with funeral expenses and to ease the immediate financial burdens she now faces," the statement concluded.
Tragic Scene
Authorities tried to revive him at the scene.
According to Salt Lake City police, the tragedy began at approximately 7:56 Saturday night when a sergeant reported hearing gunfire.
As panic spread throughout the area, hundreds of people ran for safety, hiding in parking garages, behind barriers, and going into nearby businesses.
Officers quickly moved in to secure the scene and found Ah Loo. They immediately began life-saving efforts, to no avail.
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He was attending one of the weekend 'No Kings' rallies.
Authorities soon found 24-year-old Gamboa crouching among a group of people with a gunshot wound. He was dressed in all black clothing and wearing a black mask, and an AR-15-style rifle was also nearby.
Officers also located a gas mask, black clothing, and a backpack nearby.
Paramedics took Gamboa to the hospital, and he was later arrested on a charge of murder.
It's not yet clear why the suspect pulled out the weapon, but detectives believe Gamboa "acted under circumstances that showed a depraved indifference to human life, knowingly engaged in conduct that created a grave risk of death and ultimately caused the death of an innocent community member."
