Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative American activist, was murdered by a sniper’s bullet at a Utah event on the Utah Valley University campus on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. At this time, no motive for the shooting has been announced. The shooter has been arrested. Charlie Kirk was only 31 years old. The shooter has been identified as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson. He was turned in by his family, with his father detaining him until the police arrived.
President Trump said of the news of the shooter being captured, “I hope he was going to be found guilty, I would imagine, and I hope he gets the death penalty. What he did. Charlie Kirk was the finest person that he didn’t deserve this. He worked so hard and so well. Everybody liked him.”
Charlie Kirk Shot at Utah College Event: Report– people.com
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- Shots were fired at a Charlie Kirk event in Utah on Wednesday, Sept. 10
- The right-wing political commentator was manning his well-known “Prove Me Wrong” table when gunfire broke out
- Kirk shared photos and video from the event on X just moments before the shooting began.
Charlie Kirk was shot during a campus event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, Sept. 10.
The 31-year-old right-wing political commentator was manning his signature “Prove Me Wrong” table as part of his American Comeback Tour on the Orem, Utah, campus, when shots were fired.
Video posted from the event appeared to show Kirk being shot in the side of the head or neck as he spoke to the crowd from under a white pop-up tent.
After the shot rang out, the crowd dispersed in a panic, with onlookers shouting “Run, run, run!”
Utah Senator Mike Lee posted to X shortly after news of the shooting broke, writing, “I am tracking the situation at Utah Valley University closely. Please join me in praying for Charlie Kirk and the students gathered there.”
Kirk shared photos and video from the event on X just moments before the shooting began.
“WE. ARE. SO. BACK. 🔥🔥🔥. Utah Valley University is FIRED UP and READY for the first stop back on the American Comeback Tour,” he wrote.
PEOPLE reached out to the Utah Valley University Police Department who confirmed “there were shots fired, yes.”
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
