Charlie Kirk, the founder of the Organization of Youth Activists Conservative Turning Point USA, was filmed during an event at the University of Utah Valley on Wednesday, according to sources of application of the law.
A suspect is in custody, according to the university.
A single shot on the campus was shot at Kirk, a visiting speaker, shortly after noon, the school said.
“He was beaten and taken from the location for his safety,” said the university.
There was no immediate update about his condition.
In this archive photo of July 15, 2024, CEO of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk speaks on stage the first day of the National Republican Convention in Milwaukee, Wis.
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President Donald Trump posted on social networks: “We must all pray for Charlie Kirk, who has been shot. A great guy from top to bottom. God bless him!”
FBI and ATF agents are on the scene, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi.
The FBI director, Kash Patel, said the agency “has full support for the response and research ongoing.”
Utah Senator Mike Lee said he is “tracking the situation at the University of Utah Valley closely.”
“Please, unique me to pray for Charlie Kirk and the students gathered there,” he said on social networks.
In this archive photo of May 28, 2025, Turning Point Usa co -founder, Charlie Kirk, is located in the back of the room while President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony at the ceremony by the United States interim prosecutor for Washington, DC Jeanine Pirro in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC.
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Vice President JD Vance also said in X: “Say a prayer for Charlie Kirk, a really good guy and a young father.”
Governor of Utah Spencer Cox He said he is being informed “after the violence aimed at Charlie Kirk” during the visit of the conservative political activist to the campus.
“Those responsible will be fully responsible. Violence does not take place in our public life. Americans of each political persuasion must join to condemn this law,” he said in X.
On November 14, 2019, file photo, a. The sign on the Campus of the Universidad del Valle de Utah, in OREM, Utah, is shown.
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The University was the first stop for the “American Comeback Tour” of Turning Point USA, which travels to multiple university campuses throughout the country.
According to the website of the tour, an event with Kirk was expected at the University of Utah Valley to include a “trying wrong” table, according to the website of the tour.
Before Kirk’s visit to the University of Utah Valley, some students began a Online request asking the university administrators to prevent it.
The tour has planned stops in Utah, Colorado, Minneapolis, Virginia and other places, according to its website.
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