Charlie Kirk fatally shot at speaking event in Utah
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🗓️ 10 September 2025
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Summary
President Trump announced on Truth Social this afternoon:
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. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you! End quote.
Kirk, age thirty-one, was a nationally known conservative organizer and founder of Turning Point USA. He was shot around 1 p.m. local time at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, during a student Q&A.
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| 0:00.0 | Thank you for joining Denison Forum for this special edition of the Daily Article podcast for Wednesday, September the 10th, 2025. |
| 0:09.5 | This special edition is written by cultural theologian Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. |
| 0:18.7 | President Trump just announced on truth social, quote, |
| 0:23.0 | The great and even legendary Charlie Cook is dead. |
| 0:27.2 | No one understood or had the heart of the youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. |
| 0:33.5 | He was loved and admired by all, especially me, and now he is no longer with us. |
| 0:40.2 | Melania and my sympathies go out to his beautiful wife, Erica, and family. |
| 0:45.8 | Charlie, we love you. |
| 0:47.7 | Kirk, age 31, was a nationally known conservative organizer and founder of Turning Point USA. He was shot around 1 p.m. |
| 0:57.0 | local time at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah during a student Q&A session. |
| 1:04.0 | The school stated, quote, there was a single shot fired from the top of a nearby building about 200 yards away. |
| 1:12.3 | Despite earlier reports, the suspect is not in custody at this writing. |
| 1:16.8 | According to Oklahoma Senator Mark Wayne Mullen, Kirk's wife and children, were present at the |
| 1:22.2 | university campus with him. |
| 1:24.3 | In Charlie Kirk's honor, President Trump has ordered all American flags throughout the U.S. |
| 1:29.7 | to be lowered to half-mast until Sunday evening. Charles James Kirk was born on October the 14th, |
| 1:36.5 | 1993, in Arlington Heights, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. His mother is a mental health counselor, |
| 1:43.5 | and his father is an architect. |
| 1:45.0 | As a member of the Boy Scouts of America, Kirk earned the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| 1:50.0 | As a high school senior, he wrote an essay for Bright Bart News, alleging liberal bias in high school textbooks, |
| 1:57.0 | which led to an appearance on Fox Business. |
| 2:00.0 | Kirk briefly attended Harper College, |
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