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Americano: Eyewitness – inside the shooting of Charlie Kirk

Best of the Spectator

The Spectator

News Commentary, News, Daily News, Society & Culture

4.4 β€’ 785 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 12 September 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk was shot dead while taking questions at Utah Valley University. Kate Andrews speaks to eyewitness and reporter Eva Terry about the chaos on campus, the reaction across America, and what comes next.

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Hello and welcome to the Americana podcast. I'm Kate Andrews, the Spectator's U.S. Deputy Editor,

0:48.4

and your guest host of Americano this week while Freddie Gray is away.

0:52.3

Yesterday afternoon, conservative activist and co-founder of

0:55.2

Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk, was shot on stage at Utah Valley University while engaging in debate

1:01.6

with students. Later that afternoon, the president of the United States announced that Charlie

1:06.9

had passed away, saying, quote, he was loved and admired by all, especially me,

1:11.8

and now he is no longer with us. Charlie was one of the most influential voices connected to the

1:17.3

current administration. He was also a husband, a father two young kids, and an avid defender

1:23.1

of free speech. Eva Terry joins me today for this podcast. Eva interned at The Spectator this

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