Heartbreaking: Charlie Kirk Shot & Killed at Campus Event in Utah

The Rich Zeoli Show

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🗓️ 10 September 2025

⏱️ 178 minutes

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The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (09/10/2025): 3:05pm- According to reports, conservative political commentator Charlie Kirk was shot while speaking at a Turning Point USA event on Utah Valley University campus. His condition is unknown. 3:30pm- Corey DeAngelis—Senior Fellow at the American Culture Project & Author of the book, “The Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids from the Radicals Ruining Our Schools.”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show and reacts to the devastating news that Charlie Kirk was shot during a campus event on Wednesday afternoon. 3:40pm- Unbelievably, one MSNBC commentator hypothesized that Charlie Kirk may have been shot by a conservative supporter in “celebration.” Another far-left commentator seemingly blamed Kirk for the shooting: “You can’t stop with these awful thoughts you have and then saying these awful words and then not expect awful actions to take place” 4:20pm- Rich Staropoli— Fox News & Newsmax Contributor, former Special Agent in the Secret Service, and former Under Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security—joins The Rich Zeoli Show and reacts to the shooting of Charlie Kirk. 4:40pm- In a post to Truth Social, President Donald Trump stated: “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!” 5:05pm- KSL news in Utah spoke with several Utah Valley University students who attended the Turning Point USA campus event where Charlie Kirk was tragically shot and killed. 5:30pm- Flashback: Back in March, Charlie Kirk sat down for a podcast conversation with California Governor Gavin Newsom—where Newsom even joked that his son is a fan of Kirk’s videos and said he loved watching his TikToks. 6:05pm- In a post to social media, FBI Director Kash Patel wrote: “The subject for the horrific shooting today that took the life of Charlie Kirk is now in custody. Thank you to the local and state authorities in Utah for your partnership with the FBI. We will provide updates when able.” 6:30pm- Utah officials held a press conference following the heartbreaking assassination of Charlie Kirk—announcing that a “person of interest” is in custody. Governor Spencer Cox (R-UT) told the media: "I just want to remind people that we still have the death penalty here in the state of Utah."

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0:15.8	Charlie Kirk, the conservative radio host and influencer and the head of Turning Point USA, shot an event at Utah Valley University.
0:26.7	A suspect has been taken into custody and FBI agents are on their way.
0:32.3	That is all breaking right now.
0:34.4	It just happened a few moments before we started the show here today.
0:38.9	They have a guy in custody and Charlie Kirk's condition is unknown at this point,
0:45.7	but he has been shot. That much we know. The scene that's unfolding here,
0:53.3	this college is about 30 minutes or so outside of Salt Lake City.
0:59.7	It's a conservative area of Utah.
1:01.4	It's obviously not the kind of place you would expect somebody to show up and shoot Charlie Kirk.
1:08.5	I retweeted a video of who they're saying is the person that shot him, and the man looks to be an elderly man, the suspect at least, if this is in fact true, kind of looks like Larry David.
1:24.6	It's not Larry David, but I mean, he's bald and glasses
1:28.7	and close cropped hair. He is in the video in handcuffs, but there's no word on Charlie
1:38.7	Kirk's condition right now. Now, Charlie Kirk obviously has been a very outspoken and controversial speaker.
1:47.3	This is exactly what I've been saying to you for years, which is that this is not both
1:53.5	sides with the rhetoric.
1:56.4	This is the left.
1:57.2	This is the left.
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