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Charlie Kirk Dead in Utah Campus Shooting
2025-09-10
[X] Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was shot near the neck during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday afternoon. The incident erupted amid a student Q&A session, causing chaos as attendees fled; a suspect is in custody, and Kirk's condition is serious but not life-threatening. No other injuries were reported, with reactions from public figures highlighting concerns over political violence.
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Charlie Kirk murdered at Utah Valley University during his American Comeback Tour
[NYPOST] Charlie Kirk was shot and killed by an assassin while on stage during a stop at Utah Valley University kicking off his American Comeback Tour Wednesday, just as he answered a question from an audience member about mass shootings committed by transgender people.

The shooter remains on the loose, sources told The Post, despite conflicting reports that an arrest was made. Video was circulating on social media showing an older man being hauled away by police.

Even before Kirk's death was confirmed, President Trump somberly spoke of him in the past tense, telling The Post, ''He's not doing well—yes, it looks very bad,'' adding that he was feeling ''not good'' about the shooting.

''He was a very, very good friend of mine and he was a tremendous person,'' the president said.

Kirk was rushed to a nearby hospital for emergency surgery, his condition touch-and-go, a nurse told a longtime friend and former Turning Point USA employee Laci Williams who relayed that information to The Post, later confirming reports he had passed away.

The conservative influencer jerked back and appeared to recoil in pain and grab at his neck as the crack of a single gunshot rang out from the crowd, a video from the scene shows, but the extent of his injuries are not clear.
Does it matter, if the end result is that he's dead?
Kirk, 31, was conducting a Q&A session from a pop-up tent on campus when a gunman fired a shot from the university's Losee Center with a long gun around 200 feet away from where he was speaking, according to sources and a university spokesperson, sending thousands of spectators into a panic.

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