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.

Five people were shot, three fatally, at the festival in Utah's West Valley City after an altercation broke out between two groups of people.

No Kings” protests, said in an emailed statement to FOX 13 News on Tuesday that the “peacekeeper” was a volunteer and military veteran.

The other victims were an 18-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman, the police said. The gunfire stemmed from a verbal altercation.

I am so deeply saddened by the loss of life, especially that of an innocent bystander and an infant," Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson said in a statement.

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — Three people, including a baby, were killed in a shooting Sunday night at WestFest, the annual festival event held in West Valley City.

The WestFest shooting left at least three people dead and multiple others injured in Utah. Chaos erupted at the annual community celebration in West Valley City after multiple attendees were shot on Sunday,

A Utah fashion designer, father, and community leader is being remembered after his life was cut short at the "No Kings" protest in Salt Lake.To his community,