Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, conocido como Afa, murió después de recibir un disparo durante la protesta No Kings del 14 de junio de 2025 en Salt Lake City, Utah. El diseñador samoano, de 39 años, había participado en la temporada 17 de Project Runway. Associated Press informó posteriormente que el voluntario de seguridad acusado de disparar el tiro mortal fue imputado por homicidio involuntario; una imputación no es una condena.
Qué ocurrió en la protesta de Salt Lake City
Ah Loo fue alcanzado por un disparo en el abdomen durante la manifestación y murió más tarde en el hospital, según la cobertura de Associated Press del 15 y 16 de junio de 2025. La reconstrucción inicial se basó en el relato policial: un voluntario de seguridad disparó contra un hombre que, según la policía, blandía un rifle. La policía dijo que ese hombre no había disparado el arma. Esta descripción corresponde a la versión policial difundida entonces, no a una conclusión judicial sobre lo ocurrido.
En los primeros reportes, la policía dijo que había arrestado a Arturo Gamboa bajo sospecha de asesinato y que investigaba si el hombre que disparó contra él estaba justificado al abrir fuego. AP informó después que el voluntario de seguridad acusado de causar la muerte de Ah Loo fue imputado por homicidio involuntario. Son etapas y acusaciones distintas; la información citada no establece una condena ni el desenlace definitivo del proceso.
Quién era Arthur Folasa Ah Loo
Nacido en Samoa, Ah Loo era un diseñador autodidacta conocido por muchos como Afa. Compitió en la temporada 17 del programa de moda Project Runway. También fundó Creative Pacific, un evento dedicado a la diversidad artística y cultural de las islas del Pacífico que incluía talleres, artistas y pasarela.
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Verona Mauga, representante estatal y amiga de Ah Loo, recordó a AP su dedicación a sus vecinos y a su comunidad. La cobertura contemporánea informó que dejó esposa y dos hijos pequeños.
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