Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was reportedly shot during a speaking event at Utah Valley University Wednesday.
Deseret News reported, “Bystanders report seeing Kirk shot near his neck during a Q&A with students.” Newsweek is reporting the same thing, also focusing on the reported shot being near the neck.
***See below for live updates. All times Pacific.***
1:36 p.m.: Kirk’s broadcast platform, Real America’s Voice: “Charlie Kirk Has Passed”
1:29 p.m.: Speaker Mike Johnson asks for prayers for the Kirk family, says “this is detestable, what’s happened.”
1:28 p.m.: Eyewitness: “It sounded like it came up from behind me, up the hill. And it was just one pop. And then we all dropped to the ground, and then they told us all to run.”
1:23 p.m.: Footage of Kirk being rushed from the scene:
1:20 p.m.: Hollywood actor Chris Pratt: “God help us”
1:19 p.m.: UVU: No suspect in custody
1:15 p.m.: Utah lawmaker says Charlie Kirk has died, according to a local reporter.
1:14 p.m.: NYT says the elder man in a blue shirt seen in multiple social media clips is not the suspect.
The police have determined that a person who was taken into custody after the shooting was not actually the shooter, according to Scott Trotter, a university spokesman. The university had earlier said a suspect was in custody.
1:08 p.m.: An eyewitness states the suspect shouted “I’d do it again” after police detained him. According to ABC’s Aaron Katersky, Kirk was talking about transgender mass shooters when the shot was fired.
1:05 p.m.: Shockingly, Brian Stelter nails this moment: “We only have a democracy if we settle our disagreements with words, not with violence.”
1:03 p.m.: More celebs trying to score political points.
12:57 p.m.: A witness shares that she ran from the scene of the shooting, leaving her shoes and keys behind:
12:54 p.m.: MSNBC’s “maybe a supporter accidentally shot him” hot take is even worse than the initial brief clip:
12:49 p.m.: Author Stephen King with a ghoulish hot take:
12:41 p.m.: Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) mentions Charlie Kirk on the Senate floor.
12:40 p.m.: White House Situation Room & Sec. of State. Marco Rubio are monitoring the investigation of the shooting.
12:36 p.m.: California Governor Gavin Newsom is under fire for condemning the attack on Kirk after engaging in violent rhetoric recently. Kirk was a guest Newsom’s podcast, where the Democrat played the moderate and spoke out against transgender athletes in women’s sports (while changing nothing about California’s trans-affirming policies).
12:34 p.m.: Important to note that Kirk’s event today was billed as a “Prove Me Wrong Table,” encouraging civil debate and the exchange of ideas.
12:32 p.m.: Utah Valley University statement says “shots were fired from a building about 200 yards” away from Kirk. “Campus is closed for the rest of the day and our campus police have a suspect in custody.”
12:28 p.m.: Democrat lawmakers unanimously condemn the shooting and political violence.
12:25 p.m.: Even worse: a guest on MSNBC speculates that the assailant may be “a supporter shooting their gun off in celebration” of Kirk.
12:21 p.m.: MSNBC’s Katy Tur immediately disrespects Kirk by describing him as a “polarizing figure” and worrying about the Trump administration “using this [shooting] as a justification for something.”
12:17 p.m.: The Utah Valley University has confirmed that the suspect is in custody.
12:15 p.m.: A well connected source tells Breitbart News that Charlie Kirk is alive at the hospital and is receiving a blood transfusion but is in very rough shape.
12:13 p.m.: There are unconfirmed reports that the suspect may be in custody.
12:10 p.m.: **GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING** video of the shooting here.
12:09 p.m.: Statement from FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi, who reports that FBI and ATF are on the scene.
12:07 p.m.: There is circulating on social media of the shooting.
More videos from the shooting:
This is a developing story.
