OAN Staff Sophia Flores
12:10 PM – Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Utah Valley University (UVU) has confirmed that a suspect is custody after Turning Point USA co-founder and CEO Charlie Kirk was shot “near the neck.”
However, he has not been identified as of 12:19 P.M. PT.
“A single shot was fired on campus toward a visiting speaker. Police are investigating now, suspect in custody.”
A spokeswoman for the University confirmed the Wednesday shooting.
“What we know currently is that Charlie Kirk was about 20 minutes into his presentation when we heard shots fired from a nearby building and to the best of our knowledge he was hit and taken with his security team away from the premises, and the courtyard was cleared,” a UVU spokeswoman confirmed.
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