{"id":163902,"date":"2025-09-10T19:07:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T19:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/live-updates-shooting-at-charlie-kirk-event-in-utah-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T19:07:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T19:07:20","slug":"live-updates-shooting-at-charlie-kirk-event-in-utah-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/live-updates-shooting-at-charlie-kirk-event-in-utah-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Live updates: Shooting at Charlie Kirk event in Utah – NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

BREAKING: Shot fired at Utah Valley University event featuring Charlie Kirk<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Matt Lavietes<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Trump just addressed the shooting on his social media site, Truth Social.
“We must all pray for Charlie Kirk, who has been shot,” Trump wrote<\/a>. “A great guy from top to bottom. GOD BLESS HIM!”
Michael Kosnar<\/span><\/span><\/span>
A suspect is in custody and police are investing the shooting, Utah Valley University told students in an alert this afternoon.
Doha Madani<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Videos circulating across social media show the moment a shot is heard in the crowd.
Kirk was sat in a tent with the “American Comeback Tour” logo when a shot is heard and Kirk physically recoils, slumping down in his seat. Blood is seen flowing down from his neck and the crowd audibly panics and begins to run.
Doha Madani<\/span><\/span><\/span>
The FBI is closely monitoring reports of a shooting involving Kirk, according to FBI Director Kash Patel.
“Our thoughts are with Charlie, his loved ones, and everyone affected,” Patel wrote in a post on X. “Agents will be on the scene quickly and the FBI stands in full support of the ongoing response and investigation.”
Vice President JD Vance responded to reports that Kirk was shot, encouraging others to “say a prayer” for the right-wing activist in a post on X.
Doha Madani<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Kirk was being hosted by the Utah Valley University chapter of Turning Point USA.
The organization’s website shows a series of dates at college campuses across the country. The University of Minesosta at Northrop described it as a “high-energy evening featuring a candid conversation about conservative values.”
Matt Lavietes<\/span><\/span><\/span>
A spokesperson for Utah Valley University said that Kirk was the sole person shot at the event.
Gavon Laessig<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Doha Madani<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Lindsay Good<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was about 20 minutes into a presentation when witnesses heard shots fired from a nearby building, a spokesperson for Utah Valley University told NBC News.
The spokesperson said, to the best of the university’s knowledge, Kirk was hit and taken with his security team away from the premises, and the courtyard was cleared.
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