Charlie Kirk, the internet personality and cofounder of Turning Point USA, was shot on Wednesday afternoon at Utah Valley University (UVU), where he was holding an event. He is currently at the hospital and in critical condition, according to the Associated Press.
UVU immediately went into lockdown, according to data-offer-url=”https://www.deseret.com/utah/2025/09/10/charlie-kirk-shot/” class=”external-link” data-event-click=”{"element":"ExternalLink","outgoingURL":"https://www.deseret.com/utah/2025/09/10/charlie-kirk-shot/"}” href=”https://www.deseret.com/utah/2025/09/10/charlie-kirk-shot/” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>Deseret News. UVU police confirmed in data-offer-url=”https://www.uvu.info/2025/09/uvu-alert-police-investigating-shooting.html” class=”external-link” data-event-click=”{"element":"ExternalLink","outgoingURL":"https://www.uvu.info/2025/09/uvu-alert-police-investigating-shooting.html"}” href=”https://www.uvu.info/2025/09/uvu-alert-police-investigating-shooting.html” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>an emergency bulletin that the shooting of a “visiting speaker” took place on campus.
Police say that a suspect is in custody. The identity of the…
