Video obtained by Fox News Digital shows the moments before Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated.

Kirk was killed on Wednesday afternoon during a campus event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

A university spokesperson told Fox News Digital the shooting happened at about 12:20 p.m. The TPUSA founder was taken to a local hospital in critical condition after being shot. He died at the hospital.

While the FBI previously said a subject was in custody, the individual was later released after interrogation.

The crowd reacts after Charlie Kirk is shot during Turning Point’s visit to Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.  (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP)

“I heard shots, and I initially thought it was a firecracker. Then I smelled a little bit of gunpowder, and…I was like, OK, that’s not a firecracker,” Lino said. “I helped just get people out of there a little bit.”

“[Kirk] loves what he does, and we love him for it,” Lino said.

Kirk was scheduled to speak at Utah Valley University on Wednesday for his American Comeback Tour, which drew protests from some student groups.

Law enforcement tapes off an area after Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot at the Utah Valley University, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP)

The fall 2025 leg of the speaking tour began at Utah Valley University.