CHARLIE Kirk has been shot while speaking at a packed university event in Utah.
Disturbing videos appear to show Kirk being struck and thrown to the ground at Utah Valley University in Orem, outside Provo, on Wednesday, where he was hosting a Q&A with students.
Charlie Kirk has been shot while speaking at an event in Utah, according to witness reports and videos circulating onlineGetty
X/ charliekirk11Kirk shared a video of himself chatting with students at Utah Valley University in Orem just moments before reports rang out[/caption]
Google MapsHe was having a Q&A when shots reportedly rang out[/caption]
One clip circulating on X appeared to show the conservative activist flinching and falling over into his chair after a noise rang out at the event.
Blood could be seen gushing from the apparent wound where he was hit and students screamed.
A spokesperson with campus police confirmed that shots were fired, but provided no updates on Kirk’s condition, the Guardian reported.
A UVU alert sent to students said that a suspect is in custody, according to the local newspaper Deseret News.
The 31-year-old dad was on campus chatting with students with a microphone for an event with his organization Turning Point USA.
Bystanders said they saw Kirk get struck in the neck, the paper reported.
President Donald Trump confirmed that Kirk was shot in a statement and said, “We must pray.”
Mike Lee, a Utah Senator, said that he is “tracking the situation at Utah Valley University closely.”
“Please join me in praying for Charlie Kirk and the students gathered there,” he wrote on X.
Vice President JD Vance said, “Say a payer for Charlie Kirk, a genuinely good guy and a young father.”
Just minutes before the reports rang out, Kirk’s X account shared videos and pictures of Kirk smiling as he met students.
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