Conservative Commentator Charlie Kirk Shot At Utah Event

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-Nov 18, 2025, 12:26 AM

conservative commentator charlie kirk shot at utah event

The FBI have released photos of a potential suspect in the shooting of Charlie Kirk. The individual was captured by security cameras in the area wearing sunglasses, a black hat and black long-sleeve shirt. ▶ Follow live updates on Charlie Kirk’s assassination 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... “This is a dark day for our state. It’s a tragic day for our nation,” said Utah Gov.

Spencer Cox. “I want to be very clear this is a political assassination.” Gov. Spencer Cox speaks at a press conference at Utah Valley University after Charlie Kirk, CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed during a visit at the university in Orem, Utah,... 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP)

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 Right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk was killed at Utah Valley University.

As Charlie Kirk was taking a question about gun violence in America, a single shot rang out and panic surged through the university crowd huddled around the conservative commentator. When witnesses looked to where Kirk had been seated at the outdoor event at Utah Valley University, they said he was lying motionless on the ground, blood gushing from a wound to his neck. Witnesses could be heard on a video that captured 31-year-old Kirk being shot, shouting "Oh my God" and "run," as people in the crowd on Wednesday began to flee from where Kirk was lying... "Blood was gushing everywhere," witness Sara Tewell, a student at Utah Valley University in Orem near Provo, told ABC News. "A friend and I ran into a building and ran out and down the street just trying to get to safety." Tewell said she was sitting in the fourth row of the event, a little to the left of where Kirk was speaking, when the deadly shot appeared to come from a distance she estimated...

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk appears at Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Orem • Conservative political commentator Charlie Kirk was shot and killed Wednesday during a speaking appearance at Utah Valley University. “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,” President Donald Trump posted Wednesday afternoon on his social media platform Truth Social. “No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie,” the president said. “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!” At a news conference on UVU’s campus Wednesday afternoon, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said, “I want to be very clear that this is a political assassination.” Reporting by Brad Brooks, David Morgan, Helen Coster, Jasper Ward, Bo Erickson, James Oliphant, Andrea Shalal, Andrew Hay, Jana Winter and Julia Harte; Writing by Joseph Ax; Editing by Paul Thomasch, Rosalba O'Brien and... Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab

U.S. right-wing activist and commentator Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in the neck on Wednesday at an event at Utah Valley University in what that state's governor described as a "political assassination." Authorities had not yet publicly identified a suspect. FBI Director Kash Patel said an unnamed "subject" had been detained for questioning and then released. "Our investigation continues and we will continue to release information in interest of transparency," he wrote on social media. Utah Gov.

Spencer Cox had said at an earlier press conference that police were interviewing a "person of interest," without providing further details about the person's identity. At the same press conference, however, Beau Mason, the Utah Department of Public Safety commissioner, said the shooter remained "at large." In a video message taped in the Oval Office and posted to his Truth Social online platform, Trump vowed that his administration would locate the assailant. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, a shocking act of political violence that brought widespread condemnation.

The gunman is believed to have killed Kirk from at least 200 yards away using some type of sniper rifle, law enforcement sources told The Times. Police briefly detained two suspects, but both were determined to be unconnected to the attack and released. The manhunt for the shooter continued Wednesday night. Videos shared on social media show Kirk sitting under a white canopy, speaking to hundreds of people through a microphone, when a loud pop is heard; he suddenly falls back, blood gushing from his...

Conservative Commentator Charlie Kirk Shot At Utah Event

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