Witnesses piece together 'traumatizing' Charlie Kirk assassination
Share and Follow


Not sure how to find on your TV? Find your channel here.  Get 24/7 fact-based unbiased news coverage with the app.

() Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative influencer and key ally to President Donald Trump, was assassinated Wednesday while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University.

Police said Kirk, 31, was struck by a single rifle round fired from a rooftop roughly 200 yards away, sending thousands of attendees scrambling for cover. 

Charlie Kirk asked about shootings before shots fired

Emma Pitts, a reporter for the Deseret News who was in attendance to cover the event, spoke to about witnessing the shooting.

“It was a terrible irony that Kirk was asked about mass shootings just before I heard a gunshot from behind me at 12:20 p.m. The first question was if Kirk knew how many mass shooters were transgender. The student who asked the question was challenging Kirk, who picked up a microphone on the desk in front of him and said, ‘Too many,'” Pitts recounted.

Pitts said that as Kirk was about to answer a second question about the number of mass shootings in the United States, “a bullet appeared to strike him in the neck.”

“I’ll never get the image out of my head. It looked like a fountain of blood came out of his neck. His body went limp and then his eyes closed,” she recalled. 

A mathematics professor at UVU told affiliate KTVX, “When I saw students running off from the campus over the bridge, a lot of them were crying. It was traumatizing for everyone.”

University ‘failed’ to protect Charlie Kirk: Witness

Pitts said the crowd was “full of energy for his appearance.” She noted that campus security for Kirk’s event seemed lax and “nobody scanned our equipment, nobody scanned our bags, there was no security like that.”

“Anyone could just walk in. It was probably the worst place on campus, because there’s so many areas where anyone can just walk in,” another witness told KTVX.  “I would say the security level. I would say UVU kind of failed him in a way,”

Pitts said she “didn’t feel there was a high security presence, which surprised me because Kirk was controversial.”

After passing through security, Pitts said she was seated five rows from Kirk onstage.

Charlie Kirk‘s death announced by Trump

President Donald Trump announced Kirk’s death later that afternoon.

“The great, and even legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. 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!” Trump wrote on social media.

Search underway for Charlie Kirk’s killer

Law enforcement continued to search for Kirk’s shooter Thursday. Robert Bohls, special agent in charge of the FBI in Salt Lake City, said, “I can tell you this was a targeted event” and that the shooter appeared to be of college age.

Additionally, authorities have recovered a firearm suspected to be used in the shooting, and have tracked the suspect’s path on campus to a nearby roof and the “shooting location.”

Two people initially detained by police were released Wednesday.

Share and Follow
You May Also Like
Warrant issued for actor Tyrese Gibson

Arrest warrant out for actor Tyrese Gibson

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site…
A well-defined leadership hierarchy makes for no surprises in next president of Mormon church

Clear Leadership Structure Ensures Predictable Succession in Mormon Church Presidency

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Utah Supreme Court justice is…
FEMA to revoke $188M in New York City migrant grants

Funding for NYC Infrastructure Projects Paused Due to DEI Concerns

() The federal government has halted $18 billion earmarked for infrastructure projects…
Inside 'Alligator Alcatraz': Color-coded uniforms, 5:30 am breakfast and strict rules

Inside “Alligator Alcatraz”: Early Breakfast, Color-Coded Uniforms, and Firm Regulations

Detainees arriving at the Florida immigration detention center are given color-coded uniforms…
Sharon Osbourne reveals twist of fate over Ozzy's final resting place

Sharon Osbourne Shares Surprising Change in Plans for Ozzy’s Burial Site

Sharon Osbourne refers to her picturesque Buckinghamshire residence, where she lived with…
Federal government shutdown: Impacts on NOAA, National Weather Service

Effects of a Federal Government Shutdown on NOAA and the National Weather Service

Most of the weather service is deemed “essential,” and operations will mostly…
Bitter Keith Urban snapped at reporter over Nicole Kidman questions

Irritated Keith Urban Reacts Strongly to Reporter’s Questions About Nicole Kidman

Keith Urban’s marriage to Nicole Kidman may have looked like one of…
Jacksonville mom seeks justice after daughter killed in hit-and-run

Jacksonville Mother Fights for Justice Following Daughter’s Hit-and-Run Tragedy

Shardae Webber demands justice after a vehicle struck and killed her 13-year-old…