Charlie Kirk Fatally Shot While Speaking at Utah Valley University; Governor Calls It a Political Assassination
On September 10, 2025, conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot while speaking at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah County, Utah, taking questions from students. He was rushed to a hospital and pronounced dead. He was 31.
According to the Utah Department of Public Safety, the shooting occurred at about 12:20 p.m. local time, as roughly 3,000 people gathered at the outdoor campus venue. Kirk was struck in the neck by a single shot. Turning Point USA confirmed his death. Kirk co-founded the organization in 2012 at age 18 and became one of President Donald Trump's closest allies through his campus speaking tours. He is survived by his wife and two young children.
Trump announced Kirk's death that day and signed Proclamation 10969 ordering flags flown at half-staff at the White House, all public buildings and military facilities, and U.S. embassies and consular offices abroad, until sunset on September 14.
At an evening press conference, Utah Governor Spencer Cox called the shooting a "political assassination." "This is a dark day for our state. It's a tragic day for our nation," he said. Cox said investigators had questioned two people of interest during the day, believed a single gunman was responsible, and that the manhunt was continuing with the Federal Bureau of Investigation assisting.
Utah Valley University announced that all of its campuses would remain closed through Sunday, September 14, with classes and activities suspended. The investigation is being led by the Utah Department of Public Safety together with the FBI.
(Source: Office of the Governor of Utah)
Source: Office of the Governor of Utah
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Photo: 图：查理·柯克遇刺后，民众在犹他谷大学校园内设置的临时纪念处，摆满鲜花、留言与美国国旗。RandomAmericanTeenager 摄，CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。/ Photo: An impromptu memorial of flowers, notes and American flags at Utah Valley University after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Photo by RandomAmericanTeenager, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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