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Charlie Kirk Dies After Being Shot At Utah University Full Coverage

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Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, was shot dead at a Utah university event on Wednesday. (Produced by Elaine Carroll) Charlie Kirk, who rose from a teenage conservative campus activist to a top podcaster and ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday during one of his trademark public appearances at a... He was 31. Kirk died doing what made him a potent political force — rallying the right on a college campus, this time Utah Valley University. The event was kicking off a planned series of Kirk college appearances from Colorado to Virginia dubbed “The American Comeback Tour.”

His assassination was one of an escalating number of attacks on political figures, from the assassination of a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband in Minnesota to last summer’s shooting of Trump, that have... Trump announced Kirk’s death on his social media site, Truth Social. Kirk was manning his signature "Prove Me Wrong" table as part of his American Comeback Tour at Utah Valley University when gunfire broke out Charlie Kirk has died at age 31 after being shot during a campus event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, Sept. 10, according to President Donald Trump. "The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead," the president shared on Truth Social on Wednesday afternoon.

"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." Kirk, a right-wing media personality who founded conservative advocacy group Turning Point USA, was manning his signature "Prove Me Wrong" table on the first stop of his American Comeback Tour in Orem, Utah, when... Video posted from the event appeared to show Kirk being struck in the side of the head or neck as he spoke to the crowd from under a white pop-up tent. After the shot rang out, the crowd dispersed in a panic, with onlookers shouting, “Run, run, run!” WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Fox News contributor Jason Chaffetz joins ‘America Reports’ to share his firsthand account from the scene where TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk was shot at Utah Valley University.

Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA and father of two, is dead after being shot during a campus event at Utah Valley University Wednesday. President Donald Trump confirmed Kirk's death in a post on Truth Social. "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. "Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family.

Charlie, we love you!" The FBI said "the subject" of the shooting is in custody. Updated on: September 13, 2025 / 9:54 AM EDT / CBS News Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika, vowed Friday to continue her husband's conservative activism work, saying, the "movement my husband built will not die." She said Turning Point USA will still host its fall college campus tour, and its AmericaFest conference in December will still take place. "The evildoers responsible for my husband's assassination have no idea what they have done," she said.

"They killed Charlie because he preached a message of patriotism, faith and of God's merciful love. They should all know this: If you thought that my husband's mission was powerful before, you have no idea … what you just have unleashed across this entire country and this world." "The cries of this widow will echo around the world like a battle cry," she said. Police initially took two people into custody but later released them. Charlie Kirk, the founder of the conservative youth activist organization Turning Point USA, has died after he was shot during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, President Donald Trump said. "The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead," Trump said on social media.

"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. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!" Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called the fatal shooting a "political assassination."

The manhunt for the suspected shooter is still underway and the investigation is still ongoing, according to FBI Director Kash Patel. Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Mark Sherman, Associated Press Mark Sherman, Associated Press OREM, Utah (AP) — Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was shot and killed Wednesday at a Utah... WATCH: Prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk killed at event in Utah

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Kirk, the conservative activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was giving a presentation at Utah Valley University when he was fatally shot. This liveblog has now ended — follow the latest coverage here. Utah Valley University will remain closed until Monday following the on-campus shooting of Kirk.

“All classes (in-person or virtual), campus events, and administrative operations will be suspended during this time,” the school said on its website. Coursework, assignment deadlines and exams for students will be delayed to accommodate the closure, the school said, adding that employees will still receive their regular pay.

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