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To: IC720 who wrote (1557970)	9/10/2025 4:40:00 PM
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Charlie Kirk shot during Utah campus event, video shows crowds fleeing: Live updates Charlie Kirk shot during Utah campus event, video shows crowds fleeing: Live updates Story by N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY • 12m • 4 min read Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on Sept. 10. Livestream video of the event showed crowds of people running from the university’s courtyard where Kirk, 31, was holding a speaking event when the shooting occurred. The university said the campus is closed and classes are canceled until further notice. "Police are investigating. Leave campus immediately. Follow police instructions," the school said in a post on X. *Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.* The university also said a suspect had been taken into custody as of 1:15 MT. Campus police declined to comment when reached by USA TODAY. But Scott Trotter, a university spokesman, told the New York Times police have determined the person who was taken into custody was not the shooter. President Donald Trump issued a statement on Truth Social following reports of the shooting. "We must all pray for Charlie Kirk, who has been shot. A great guy from top to bottom. GOD BLESS HIM!" Trump said. ©Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY Charlie Kirk, founder and executive director of Turning Point USA, speaks on July 18, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio, during the 2016 Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena. Kirk, a conservative influencer, was reportedly shot at during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on Sept. 10, 2025. FBI Director Kash Patel said he is “closely monitoring” the reported shooting. “Agents will be on the scene quickly and the FBI stands in full support of the ongoing response and investigation,” Patel said on social media. Charlie Kirk: Young women, conservative influencer wants you to have babies and work less Who is Charlie Kirk? Kirk has become a national figure as a conservative influencer and as the founder of Turning Point USA, an organization that pushes for conservative politics on high school and college campuses. In 2024, he spoke at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where he gave a speech focusing on what Kirk says he heard from young people around the U.S. He's is married to Erika Kirk, an entrepreneur, and the couple has two children. Their daughter was born in August 2022, and they had a son in 2024. Kamala Harris 'deeply disturbed' by Utah shootingFormer Vice President Kamala Harris said in a statement she is "deeply disturbed by the shooting in Utah." "Doug and I send our prayers to Charlie Kirk and his family," Harris said on social media. "Let me be clear: Political violence has no place in America. I condemn this act, and we all must work together to ensure this does not lead to more violence." Gavin Newsom denounces political violence after Charlie Kirk shootingCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who interviewed Kirk on a recent podcast episode, weighed in calling the attack "disgusting, vile, and reprehensible." "In the United States of America, we must reject political violence in EVERY form," wrote Newsom. Right-wing activist and commentator Charlie Kirk appears at a Utah Valley University speaking event in Orem, Utah, Sept. 10, 2025.© Trent Nelson, The Salt Lake Tribune via Reuters JD Vance, RFK Jr. respond to Charlie Kirk shooting“Say a prayer for Charlie Kirk, a genuinely good guy and a young father,” Vice President JD Vance said in a post on X. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who has participated in several of Kirk's podcasts and with whom he held a Make America Healthy Again Town Hall, sent well wishes to the conservative activist. "We love you Charlie Kirk. Praying for you," Kennedy wrote on X. – Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy Utah leaders briefed on Charlie Kirk shootingUtah Governor Spencer Cox shared on X that he was being "briefed by law enforcement following the violence directed at Charlie Kirk." Cox said "Americans of every political persuasion must unite in condemning this act." U.S. Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, said in a statement that his "heart goes out to Charlie, those in attendance, and their families." “We are praying for his safety and the well-being of everyone impacted. My team and I will continue to gather more information as it becomes available and are closely monitoring the situation. I am grateful for the swift response of law enforcement and first responders working to secure the campus,” Curtis said. Kirk shot after controversy over speaking engagement Utah Valley University was the latest stop on Kirk’s The American Comeback Tour with his organization Turning Point USA. The event was scheduled for 12 p.m. local time on Sept. 10. Almost 1,000 people had signed a petition to bar Kirk from speaking at the university. More than 6,800 people had signed a petition requesting that faculty prevent Kirk from speaking at a similar event at Utah State University. “Allowing him to speak on our campus would not only misrepresent the values we hold dear but also create an environment where divisive rhetoric could flourish,” the petition read. The university affirmed its "commitment to free speech, intellectual inquiry, and constructive dialogue" and urged faculty and staff to keep institutional communication neutral in a statement days before the shooting. "UVU, including its leaders speaking on behalf of the institution, does not take official positions on political, social, or cultural controversies unless they directly impact our mission, operations, or core values," the statement said. "This neutrality ensures that our campus remains a true marketplace of ideas, where faculty, staff, and students are empowered to express viewpoints without institutional bias." Contributing: Bart Jansen, Karissa Waddick, Fernando Cervantes Jr., Dinah Pulver, Aysha Bagchi, Josh Meyer and Joey Garrison This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Charlie Kirk shot during Utah campus event, video shows crowds fleeing: Live updates

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MAGAt POS Charlie Kirk Says it's OK to be SHOT AT & KILLED: Charlie Kirk Says Gun Deaths ‘Unfortunately’ Worth it to Keep 2nd Amendment newsweek.com Charlie Kirk speaks at Culture War Turning Point USA event at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio on October 29, 2019. Kirk said at a Turning Point event Wednesday that gun deaths are unfortunately "worth" it for the preservation of Second Amendment and "God-given rights." \| Megan Jelinger/AFP/GettyRead More\|Megan Jelinger/AFP/Getty By Nick MordowanecStaff Writer Charlie Kirk, the conservative founder and president of Turning Point USA, said during an organizational event on Wednesday that gun deaths in exchange for the preservation of Second Amendment rights is part of America's reality. Kirk's comments come about one week after three children and three adults were killed at the Christian Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee. The Nashville mass shooting was the 130th mass shooting in the United States in 2023, according to the Gun Violence Archive, an online database of gun violence incidents across America using data collected from law enforcement, media, government and commercial sources. The U.S. has averaged more than one mass shooting per day since the start of 2023, per the archive, which puts the nation on track to exceed the 647 recorded mass shootings of 2022. "You will never live in a society when you have an armed citizenry and you won't have a single gun death," Kirk said at a Turning Point USA Faith event on Wednesday, as reported by Media Matters for America. "That is nonsense. It's drivel. But I am—I think it's worth it. "I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational. Nobody talks like this. They live in a complete alternate universe." Charlie Kirk speaks at Culture War Turning Point USA event at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio on October 29, 2019. Kirk said at a Turning Point event Wednesday that gun deaths are unfortunately "worth" it for the preservation of Second Amendment and "God-given rights." \| Megan Jelinger/AFP/GettyRead More\|Megan Jelinger/AFP/Getty He added that "having an armed citizenry comes with a price, and that is part of liberty." Other solutions he mentioned included armed guards at school buildings, as well as "having more fathers in the home." Kirk also compared gun deaths to fatalities resulting from automobile accidents. "Having an armed citizenry comes with a price, and that is part of liberty," he said. "Driving comes with a price—50,000, 50,000, 50,000 people die on the road every year. That's a price. You get rid of driving, you'd have 50,000 less auto fatalities. But we have decided that the benefit of driving—speed, accessibility, mobility, having products, services is worth the cost of 50,000 people dying on the road. "So we need to be very clear that you're not going to get gun deaths to zero. It will not happen. You could significantly reduce them through having more fathers in the home, by having more armed guards in front of schools. We should have a honest and clear reductionist view of gun violence, but we should not have a utopian one." However, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC) data analyzed by The Trace, firearm injuries now represent the 12th leading cause of death in the U.S. and have surpassed car crashes in five consecutive years. There were 48,832 gun-related deaths in 2021 per CDC data—the highest single-year number on record and up 8 percent compared to 2020. The New England Journal of Medicine, also citing CDC data, reported that in 2020 firearm-related injuries became the leading cause of death in individuals between 1 and 19 years of age—surpassing both traffic-related and nontraffic-related deaths for the first time. On Wednesday, in response to the Nashville shooting, students walked out of class at reportedly more than 300 schools in 42 states and Washington, D.C., as a national call for gun safety legislation, according to StudentsDemandAction.org. It was organized by Students Demand Action and Moms Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network. "The fact that guns are the leading killer of children and teens and more than 40,000 people are killed by guns every year in this country is not 'a prudent deal'—it's an obscene tragedy," Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, told Newsweek via email in response to Kirk's remarks. "Gun safety laws are proven to save lives and are constitutional. Any suggestion otherwise is shilling for the gun industry as they seek to maximize profits with no regard for the safety of our children." A Gallup poll conducted in February found that 63 percent of Americans were dissatisfied with U.S. gun laws—the highest number in 23 years of surveys. Responses were mostly across party lines, with Democrats and the majority of independents expressing discontent with gun laws and believing that gun control legislation has not gone far enough. "While I hate to give oxygen to a radical carnival barker like Charlie Kirk, it's important that people hear the facts," Chris Harris, vice president of gun control group GIFFORDS, told Newsweek via email. "The truth is, this is a false choice concocted by the gun lobby. We can affirm law-abiding Americans' right to bear arms while simultaneously protecting innocent people from being gunned down at work, school or church. "That's why the vast majority of gun owners support common sense gun laws to keep deadly weapons away from people at clear risk of harming themselves or others." Kris Brown, president of gun control organization Brady, told Newsweek via email that Americans' concerns about gun violence—from school shootings to violent street crime—continue to climb their priorities list and is signifying a shift in the political status quo. She said the time has passed for excuses and "thoughts and prayers." "I would dare Mr. Kirk to ask the parents and family of a gun violence victim if they believe their child's life was worth an extremist view of the Second Amendment that allows anyone, anywhere to own and carry a weapon of war," Brown said. "That is the reality too many American families face every day, when they get that phone call and are told they will never see their child alive again because of this country's lax gun laws." Last week, House Democrats called on Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan to schedule a vote on an assault weapons ban. California Representative Mike Thompson also again put forward background check legislation, saying Republicans are not "serious" about protecting Americans. Thompson told Newsweek via email that Kirk's statements are "asinine." "Who chooses which lives Charlie Kirk wants to sacrifice?" Thompson said. "Reasonable and responsible people know you can save lives and protect our Second Amendment." Newsweek reached out to Turning Point USA for comment. Update 4/6/23, 9:06 p.m. ET: This story was updated with additional information.