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Eyewitness Video Captures Moment Charlie Kirk Is Shot On Utah Stage

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eyewitness video captures moment charlie kirk is shot on utah stage

Political commentator Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at an event on a college campus in Utah on Wednesday. Kirk was at Utah Valley University on Wednesday as part of Turning Point USA's American Comeback Tour, on college campuses across the U.S. LiveNOW’s Mike Pache is speaking to Michael Maiorano who attended the Charlie Kirk event earlier today. Graphic video circulating on X shows the moments Charlie Kirk was shot during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. He died later after being taken to the hospital. Kirk, 31, was speaking at the university for his "America Comeback Tour," according to the co-founder of Turning Point USA’s X account.

The video posted to social media shows Kirk on stage, sitting in a chair, talking into a microphone while sitting under a white tent emblazoned with the slogans "The American Comeback" and "Prove Me... A single gunshot was heard and Kirk's head thrust back as he fell. People started screaming and running away, the video shows. Footage captures the panic after a shot was fired at far-right political activist Charlie Kirk while on stage at a speaking event at a university in Utah on Wednesday (10 September), killing the 31... A loud gunshot can be heard as attendees were being filmed for interviews at the event, before the crowd at the Utah Valley University campus drop to the floor and run from the scene. Kirk, a close ally of President Donald Trump and the face of right-wing campus activism, was fatally shot in the neck — an attack that officials have labeled a “political assassination.”

Conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk is dead. His organization confirmed his death this afternoon on social media. Kirk was shot during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. The shooter is still at large. Our co-host, Scott Detrow, spoke to Deseret News reporter Emma Pitts, who was an eyewitness to the shooting. EMMA PITTS: This is Emma Pitts with Deseret News.

Hey, Emma. It's Scott Detrow with NPR. How are you? DETROW: Thanks for agreeing to talk to us. Are you in a place where we can just roll and have the conversation and let you get back to your reporting? PITTS: Yeah, of course.

It is loud. We were kicked out of the building, so there are helicopters everywhere, and police, but... Taylor Bentley said he was 15 to 20 yards from Charlie Kirk when the conservative influencer was assassinated during an event at Utah Valley University Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. SALT LAKE CITY — Taylor Bentley, a Utah resident who said he was 15 to 20 yards from Charlie Kirk when he was assassinated, told Fox News Digital there was a moment he didn't... "He was talking about gun violence and the initial thought, for just a millisecond, was like, ‘Is this a bit that he's doing, where he leans back?

And then, immediately, it's like, no." Bentley said he was close enough to Kirk to see the blood pouring down his neck. While briefly in disbelief, he then quickly jumped into action. Taylor Bentley, a Utah resident who said he witnessed Charlie Kirk's assassination, spoke to Fox News Digital about the harrowing experience in Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 12, 2025. (Deirdre Heavey/Fox News Digital)

Political commentator Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at an event on a college campus in Utah on Wednesday. Kirk was at Utah Valley University on Wednesday as part of Turning Point USA's American Comeback Tour, on college campuses across the U.S. LiveNOW’s Mike Pache is speaking to Michael Maiorano who attended the Charlie Kirk event earlier today. Graphic video circulating on X shows the moments Charlie Kirk was shot during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. He died later after being taken to the hospital. Kirk, 31, was speaking at the university for his "America Comeback Tour," according to the co-founder of Turning Point USA’s X account.

The video posted to social media shows Kirk on stage, sitting in a chair, talking into a microphone while sitting under a white tent emblazoned with the slogans "The American Comeback" and "Prove Me... A single gunshot was heard and Kirk's head thrust back as he fell. People started screaming and running away, the video shows. Right-wing American activist and commentator Charlie Kirk, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was fatally shot in the neck on Wednesday (local time) during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah,... Videos are circulating on social media, capturing the moment Kirk was shot at an event he was hosting. Cellphone video clips of the killing showed Kirk addressing a large outdoor crowd at the university when a gunshot rang out.

The 31-year-old was speaking into a handheld microphone while sitting under a white tent emblazoned with the slogans "The American Comeback" and "Prove Me Wrong". A single shot rang out, and Kirk was seen reaching up with his right hand as a large volume of blood gushed from the left side of his neck. Stunned spectators were heard gasping and screaming before people started to run away. Eyewitnesses said moments before his assassination, Kirk, co-founder of the conservative youth organisation 'Turning Point USA', was sparring with a questioner over who commits gun violence. Then the shot rang out. Raydon DeChene, who was among the crowd at Kirk's event, told CBS News that she was standing near Kirk's "Prove Me Wrong" outdoor tent, where he invited students to challenge his political and cultural...

Home camera captures moment police cars race to scene where Charlie Kirk was assassinated in Orem, Utah, on Sep. 10, 2025. (Obtained by Fox News Digital) (Disclaimer: Video shows extreme gun violence) In a chilling moment that has since gone viral, bystander footage captured the exact instant conservative figure Charlie Kirk was shot dead during... The founder of Turning Point USA and a close ally of President Donald Trump was gunned down while addressing a crowd of thousands, sparking a national outcry and raising concerns over escalating political violence. The shooting occurred on Wednesday afternoon at Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, just outside Salt Lake City. Kirk was approximately 20 minutes into his talk for the American Comeback Tour, hosted by the local chapter of TPUSA, when a single shot rang out—striking him fatally in the neck.

⚠️⚠️Extreme Violence☣️☣️ (18+) Another angle of the shot that KILLED #CharlieKirk its back side footage A single gunshot rings out mid-debate His team INSTANTLY jump to actionhttps://t.co/8h99yUo9mQ — R J (@rahuljaitley) September 10, 2025... Emergency services rushed Kirk to a nearby hospital, but the 31-year-old was later pronounced dead. The internet can’t stop talking about Meghan Markle’s viral World Series video, but the real reason behind Prince Harry’s unhappy look has finally come to light. OREM — The Utah Department of Public Safety and the FBI are conducting a joint investigation into the killing of conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk. Kirk was shot in the neck on Wednesday afternoon while speaking to students at Utah Valley University. Multiple videos posted on social media show Kirk was sitting under a tent in the courtyard, answering questions from the crowd, when he was shot.

He died later at Timpanogos Hospital. As of Thursday evening, public safety officials were still looking for the gunman. In an evening press briefing, they shared new surveillance video of the suspected gunman running across the roof of a building, then jumping off and running away from the UVU campus. Watch the latest press briefing in its entirety here: Law enforcement authorities have held two previous press conferences to update the public on their investigation. You can watch those updates below.

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