Texas State man recorded mocking Charlie Kirk's death 'no longer a student'
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AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) Texas State University confirmed the individual who appeared to be mocking Charlie Kirk’s death in a video during a memorial on Monday is “no longer a student at TXST.”

This action comes after the university acknowledged in a Tuesday statement that it will identify the individual in the “disturbing video that was taken at an event,” Texas State President Dr. Kelly Damphousse said.

In a video posted on X on Monday, the alleged student was heard saying, “Charlie Kirk got hit in the neck b****.”

Texas State acknowledged the incident the next day and said in the statement that university officials are taking “immediate steps to identify the individual in the video.” The statement continued to say behavior that “trivializes or promotes violence is reprehensible” and “violates the values of TXST.”

“If this individual is found to be affiliated with TXST, appropriate action will be taken,” the statement said.

In a later update on Tuesday, Damphousse posted on X that the university has identified the student from Monday’s event.

Damphousse said in the statement that he will “not tolerate behavior that mocks, trivializes, or promotes violence on our campuses.” The statement also said that the person is no longer a student at Texas State.

You can read the full statement from Texas State here.

On Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott responded to the video on social media urging the university to expel the person who appeared to imitate the conservative activist’s death. 

“Hey Texas State. This conduct is not accepted at our schools. Expel this student immediately. Mocking assassination must have consequences,” Abbott said in a post on X.

Kirk was fatally shot during a speaking event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10.

This isn’t the first incident where a student mocked Kirk’s death during a memorial at a Texas university. 

According to our sister station EverythingLubbock.com, a student who mocked Kirk’s death at Texas Tech University on Sept. 12  is “no longer enrolled.”

In the video that gained social media attention, the former Texas Tech student was heard saying, in part, “F*** your homie dead, he got shot in the head.”

Abbott also responded to that incident on X, and said, “This is what happened to the person who was mocking Charlie Kirk’s assassination at Texas Tech. [F*** Around, Find Out.]”

The Texas Education Agency (TEA), which is the state agency responsible for public education, said on Monday that it had received 180 complaints against educators accused of making inappropriate social media posts or comments related to Kirk’s assassination.

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