BREAKING: Charlie Kirk , Conservative Advocate, Shot Dead at Campus Event
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🗓️ 10 September 2025
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Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old head of Turning Point USA, is shot dead during a speaking event at Utah Valley University in Orem, and a suspect is now in custody. Drew Nelson reports.
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| 0:00.0 | Crime alert, hourly update. Breaking Crime News Now. |
| 0:03.8 | I'm Drew Nelson. Developing now, Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old head of Turning Point USA, is shot dead during a speaking event at Utah Valley University in Orham. |
| 0:13.8 | The shooting took place about 20 minutes into his speech. |
| 0:17.0 | Bystanders said Kirk was hit in the neck while answering student questions. |
| 0:26.6 | A UVU alert confirmed, quote, a single shot was fired on campus toward a visiting speaker. Police are investigating now. |
| 0:27.6 | Video from the scene showed students running as the shots rang out, and Kirk being rushed away by his security team. |
| 0:33.6 | Utah Governor Spencer Cox posted on X, quote, |
| 0:36.6 | Those responsible will be held fully accountable. |
| 0:39.3 | Violence has no place in our public life. |
| 0:41.7 | Americans of every political persuasion must unite in condemning this act. |
| 0:46.0 | Our prayers are with Charlie, his family, and all those affected. |
| 0:49.6 | Utah Senator Mike Lee wrote, quote, |
| 0:51.6 | Please join me in praying for Charlie Kirk and the students gathered there. |
| 0:55.2 | Vice President Vance added on X, quote, say a prayer for Charlie Kirk, a genuinely good guy, and a young father. |
| 1:01.7 | FBI director Cash Patel said, quote, we are closely monitoring reports of the tragic shooting involving Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. |
| 1:09.6 | Our thoughts are with Charlie, his loved ones, and everyone involved. |
| 1:13.3 | Agents will be on the scene quickly, and the FBI stands in full support of the ongoing response. |
| 1:18.6 | Kirk himself had posted online only moments before the attack, quote, |
| 1:22.9 | We are so back. |
| 1:26.1 | Utah Valley University is fired up and ready for the first stop on the American |
| 1:30.4 | comeback tour. Charlie Kirk rose to national prominence after co-founding Turning Point USA in 2012. |
| 1:37.3 | It since built the group into a major conservative force on campuses, created several |
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