Prominent Samoan fashion designer shot and killed at protest in Utah
A prominent Samoan fashion designer who was shot at a protest against US President Donald Trump in Utah's capital has died.
AFP have reported Arthur 'Afa' Folasa Ah Loo, 39, was shot at the Salt Lake City 'No Kings' protest yesterday, after a 24-year-old man brandished an AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle,
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