Charlie Kirk, Trump ally and rightwing activist, shot dead at Utah university
Rightwing commentator killed while speaking at Utah Valley University, as Trump blames ‘radical left’ while suspect remains at large
Jenna Amatulli
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/10/charlie-kirk-shot-utah
11/09/2025 10:41
Charlie Kirk, the powerful rightwing activist and executive director of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), has been shot on Wednesday while hosting an event in Utah. In video posts circulating on social media, Kirk can be seen getting struck while speaking and sitting beneath a tent in the Utah Valley University courtyard. Kirk was there as part of The American Comeback Tour, which is hosted by the TPUSA chapter at Utah Valley. There is also video footage of students on campus running away from the sound of gunshots. The TPUSA press team confirmed to Fox News that Kirk had been shot, but that his condition was unknown. Mike Lee, a Utah senator, posted on X shortly after reports broke that Kirk had been shot to say he is “tracking the situation at Utah Valley University closely. Please join me in praying for Charlie Kirk and the students gathered there.”