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>I didn't do a lot of speculating about the next whatever when >the Dems were killed in Minnesota, so I'm not going to start >speculating about any futher developments after this >assassination. > > >https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/live/charlie-kirk-shot-dead-at-utah-campus-event-person-of-interest-is-in-custody--follow-live-updates-213655536.html > > >Yahoo News > > >Charlie Kirk shot dead at Utah campus event; person of >interest is in custody — follow live updates > > >The Turning Point USA cofounder was speaking in front of a >large crowd at Utah Valley University > >Yahoo News Staff > > >Updated Wed, September 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM EDT > > >Charlie Kirk, a popular conservative commentator, was fatally >shot while speaking to a large crowd at Utah Valley University >in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday. He was 31. > >"The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead," >President Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. "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!" > >A spokesperson for Turning Point USA, an organization that >advocates for conservative politics on high school and >university campuses, confirmed that Kirk died following the >shooting. "Charlie went to his eternal reward with Jesus >Christ in Heaven," the group, which Kirk cofounded, said in a >statement. > >Kirk, who was a prominent conservative activist and Trump >ally, was speaking at a planned open-air rally at the school >when a single shot rang out, striking him in the neck. > >An unnamed person of interest is in custody, but authorities >are not yet referring to them as a suspect, Utah Gov. Spencer >Cox said Wednesday afternoon. A possible shooter dressed in >dark clothing was captured on surveillance footage firing from >a rooftop, according to Beau Mason, commissioner of the Utah >Department of Public Safety. Authorities are trying to >determine if the person of interest they have taken into >custody is the same person spotted on the CCTV footage, he >said. > >The university had initially reported that a suspect was in >custody shortly after the shooting, but that person was >released after being booked for obstruction of justice, Mason >said. > >This is a developing story. Please refresh this page for >updates. > >The school announced that all classes (including virtual >ones), on-campus events and administrative operations are >being postponed. > >"We appreciate your understanding and invite the campus >community to demonstrate exceptional care towards one another >at this time," four of the university's administrators wrote >in a public notification. > >Students will have the opportunity to make up any coursework >or tests that they miss, they wrote. > >The campus was closed immediately after the shooting. The >school instructed anyone who was still present to shelter in >place and call the police in order to be escorted to safety. > >During a press conference Wednesday, law enforcement officials >said that Charlie Kirk's "possible shooter" had been spotted >on closed-circuit TV and had likely fired from a rooftop at >long distance. > >"The only information we have on the suspect — the possible >shooter — is taken from closed-circuit TV here on campus," >said Beau Mason, the commissioner of Utah's Department of >Public Safety, adding that the low-quality security camera >footage was currently being analyzed. "We do know (they were) >dressed in all dark clothing, but we don't have a much better >description, other than that." > >Asked where the shot came from, Mason said, "Here on campus" >before adding that it was "potentially ... a longer-distance >shot from a roof." > >Authorities are currently trying to "decipher" if the person >of interest they've taken into custody is the same person >spotted on the CCTV footage, Mason said. > >Utah Gov. Spencer Cox: 'We have a person of interest in >custody' >Utah Gov. Spencer Cox told reporters, "We have a person of >interest in custody that is being interviewed right now," but >noted that authorities are still looking for anyone else with >information related to the shooting. > > >During a press conference Wednesday evening, Utah Gov. Spencer >Cox referred to Kirk's death as a "political assassination." > >"This is a dark day for our state. It's a tragic day for our >nation. I want to be very clear that this is a political >assassination," he said. > >Cox continued, "Today, a life was taken. Charlie Kirk was >first and foremost a husband and a dad to two young children. >He was also very much politically involved, and that's why he >was here on campus. Charlie believed in the power of free >speech and debate to shape ideas and to persuade people. ... >When someone takes the life of a person because of their ideas >or their ideals, then that very constitutional foundation is >threatened." > >Turning Point USA, the organization that Kirk cofounded in >2012 when he was 18 years old, said in a post on X that "Kirk >has been murdered by a gunshot." > >“May he be received into the merciful arms of our loving >Savior, who suffered and died for Charlie," Turning Point >wrote in a social media post. "We ask that everyone keep his >family and loved ones in your prayers." > >Kirk was speaking on the campus of Utah Valley University as >part of Turning Point’s American Comeback tour when he was >fatally shot. > > >Sen. Mike Lee: 'This murder was a cowardly act of violence' >Utah members of Congress are reacting to the news of Kirk's >death in statements posted to their X accounts. > >Sen. Mike Lee sharply condemned what he called a "murder" as >"a cowardly act of violence." > >"The terrorists will not win," Lee wrote. "Charlie will." > > >Others, including Rep. Blake Moore and Rep. Celeste Maloy, >said they were devastated by the loss. > > > > >Erika Kirk, Kirk's wife and the mother of his two children, is >the founder of the BibleIn365 ministry and host of the Midweek >Rise Up podcast. > >Hours before the shooting, she posted this verse to X: > > >Texas Gov. Greg Abbott offered his condolences to Charlie >Kirk's family on behalf of himself and the state's first lady. >"Cecilia and I are heartbroken by the assassination and >passing of Charlie Kirk," Abbott, a Republican, wrote. "This >senseless act of violence has no place in America." > > >New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that there is "no >place" in America for "gun violence and political violence." > >Before Kirk's death was confirmed, the Democrat offered her >condolences on X, writing, "The scourge of gun violence and >political violence must end. The shooting of Charlie Kirk is >the latest incident of this chaos and it must stop. We cannot >go down this road. There is no place for it in America and we >wish for his recovery." > > >Charlie Kirk speaks before he is shot during Turning Point's >visit to Utah Valley University. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret >News via AP) >Charlie Kirk was asked about U.S. mass shootings seconds >before he was shot in the neck on Wednesday, videos >circulating on social media show. > >"Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America >in the last 10 years?" a person asked Kirk. "Counting or not >counting gang violence?" Kirk replied moments before he was >shot. > >Charlie Kirk was one of the most powerful voices in >conservative media. He cofounded Turning Point USA in 2012, >the day after he graduated high school. The organization's >mission is to promote conservative political ideals on >America's college campuses. His campus activism frequently led >him into heated debates against liberal students, which were >often captured on camera and celebrated by conservatives >online. > >Kirk was an early backer of President Trump's 2016 >presidential campaign, earning himself a speaking slot at the >Republican National Convention that year at just 23 years old. >Turning Point USA has continued to grow alongside the MAGA >movement. The group says it's now represented at more than >3,500 colleges. Total revenue at Turning Point USA and Turning >Point Action grew from $4.3 million in 2016 to $92.4 million >in 2023. > >At the time of his death, Kirk had more than 5 million >followers on X and 3.8 million subscribers on YouTube. > >Kirk claimed to have visited Trump at the White House "a >hundred-plus" times during his first term and became part of a >small group of loyal advisers when Trump returned to office >earlier this year. > >"No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United >States of America better than Charlie," Trump wrote on Truth >Social on Wednesday. > >Ben Shapiro says he's 'heartbroken and sick to my soul' >Conservative commentator and podcast host Ben Shapiro posted >his reaction to the news of Kirk's death on X, writing that he >was "utterly stunned and heartbroken and sick to my soul". > >"I met Charlie Kirk when he was 18 years old, a young man so >eager and determined that I immediately turned to a friend and >said, 'That kid is going to be the head of the RNC one day,'" >Shapiro wrote on X, adding, "Charlie became even bigger and >more important than that." > >Shapiro's statement went on to say that "We must pick up the >baton where Charlie left it, fighting for the things he >believed in so passionately. And we must fight for a better >America — an America where good people can speak truth and >debate passionately without fear of a bullet." > >Shapiro had been a guest on Kirk's podcast, The Charlie Kirk >Show, in an episode that dropped yesterday. > >Former President Barack Obama shared his condolences on X. >Obama condemned the "despicable act of violence" against Kirk, >adding that it "has no place in our democracy." > >"We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and >killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has >no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for >Charlie’s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and >their two young children," Obama wrote. > > >Actress and conservative Candace Cameron Bure is sharing her >sorrow over the death of Charlie Kirk. On Instagram, the Full >House actress posted a photo of Kirk with the words, "We love >you Charlie. Well done good and faithful servant." Bure >captioned the post with three broken heart emojis. > > >Turning Point USA, the nonprofit Charlie Kirk started in 2012, >sent out a letter to supporters and employees confirming its >cofounder had died, according to a copy shared with CNN. > >“It’s with a heavy heart that we, the Turning Point USA >leadership team, write to notify you that early this >afternoon, Charlie went to his eternal reward with Jesus >Christ in Heaven," the note said. > >Turning Point USA describes its mission as helping to >"identify, educate, train, and organize students to promote >the principles of fiscal responsibility, free markets, and >limited government." The youth organization holds conservative >events and meetups at high schools and colleges all over the >U.S. > >President Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he is >ordering “all American Flags throughout the United States” >to be flown at half-stafft until 6 p.m. on Sunday in honor of >Charlie Kirk, whom he called “a truly Great American >Patriot.” > >In a previous post in which he broke the news of Kirk’s >death, Trump expressed his sympathy for Kirk’s family and >wrote that “No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth >in the United States of America better than Charlie.” > >Neia Balao >Today at 5:17 PM EDT >Neia Balao >Donald Trump Jr. says Kirk 'gave so many people the courage to >speak up' > >On X, Donald Trump Jr. reposted the announcement from his >father, President Trump, that Kirk has died. > >"I love you brother," Trump Jr. wrote. "You gave so many >people the courage to speak up and we will not ever be >silenced." > > >House Speaker Mike Johnson led members of Congress in a moment >of prayer in honor of Charlie Kirk and his family on the House >floor Wednesday afternoon. > >Gov. Spencer Cox said he has spoken to President Trump and >vowed to bring the shooter to justice. > >The governor said he was "heartbroken" by news of Kirk's death >and is praying for his family.
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