Charlie Kirk assassinated at Utah Valley University event

Shocking footage shows the TPUSA founder being shot while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. Later reports confirmed Kirk succumed to his injuries in hospital.

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  |   September 10, 2025   |   News Analysis   |   4 Comments

 

Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was shot while speaking to students at Utah Valley University on Wednesday afternoon.

Disturbing footage shows the Turning Point USA founder dropping to the ground after being shot while speaking to students at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

The shot was fired during a live Q&A session that Kirk has become famous for. Footage circulating on the internet shows Kirk being struck in the neck.

American President Donald Trump delivered his condolences, asking people to pray for Kirk's family. A staunch supporter of the president, many people credit the swing of youth support for Trump in part due to the work of TPUSA. 

WHO DID IT? 

Initially, an alleged suspect was detained by police after the incident.

In an update from a university spokesperson, the man taken into custody was not the shooter, reports the New York Times.

THE WORLD REACTS

Many political figures from around the world have been sharing their condolences and asking for prayers and condemning political violence.

CHARLIE'S STATUS

Unconfirmed reports initially suggested Kirk had been hospitalized and was stable. However, it was later confirmed Kirk succumbed to the injuries sustained in the attack.

Charlie Kirk is one of the leading thinkers and political influencers. He is a father to two young children and a husband to his beloved wife.

President Trump weighed in on the killing on Wednesday evening.

“The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!”

American flags would be lowered across the country until Sunday, the president added in a follow-up post.

THE CHARLIE KIRK SHOW

Here are some of the appearances from Ezra Levant on Charlie Kirk's popular radio show: 

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  • Klazina VanBergeyk
    followed this page 2025-09-11 10:52:18 -0400
  • Bernhard Jatzeck
    commented 2025-09-10 21:51:09 -0400
    I’ve seen video recordings of leftists celebrating the incident. I’m sure it’s a matter of time before someone claims that it was a false-flag operation, an inside job, so that Trump gets his wish and abolishes democracy or some such rubbish.
  • Matthew Andreas
    commented 2025-09-10 20:04:00 -0400
    It looks like the culprit is a young muhammedan who likely targeted him for his support of Israel.
  • Bruce Atchison
    commented 2025-09-10 19:17:21 -0400
    This shows how insane with rage the left are. I hope the shooter is given the maximum first degree murder sentence and put in the hardest place in prison for life. He ought to be executed but our bleeding-heart ninnies have let so many wicked people live long after the dates of those who died at their hands. In fact, there are some folks who like prison because it’s structured and they don’t have to think for themselves. Death should be the fate of those who murder.
  • Matthew Andreas
    commented 2025-09-10 17:14:38 -0400
    When does the civil war begin? They want us to respect the left when they, and the muslim, clearly want us dead. It’s time to ban the religion of satan and bully the leftists.