Mr. Kirk, a close ally of President Trump, was speaking in front of a large crowd when a shot rang out, according to video from the scene.
Here’s what to know
Charlie Kirk, the head of Turning Point USA, the nation’s pre-eminent right-wing youth activist organization, was shot in the neck on Wednesday while speaking at a campus event at Utah Valley University.
Cellphone videos posted online showed people running from the event after a gunshot rang out. One video appeared to show Mr. Kirk’s head jerking back as blood poured from his neck. He had been delivering remarks while sitting under a tent with the slogan “The American Comeback” printed on it.
A university spokeswoman, Ellen Treanor, said that Mr. Kirk was struck about 20 minutes after he began speaking on campus. She said a suspect had fired at Mr. Kirk from the Losee Center, a building about 200 yards away, and been taken into custody.
The suspect was not a student, she said.
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Condition unknown: Ms. Treanor said Mr. Kirk’s security had taken him away after the shooting, and she did not have any information on his condition. Andrew Kolvet, a spokesman for Turning Point USA, confirmed that Mr. Kirk had been shot in the neck.
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Trump comments: President Trump posted on social media in support of Mr. Kirk. “We must all pray for Charlie Kirk, who has been shot,” he wrote on Truth Social. “A great guy from top to bottom. GOD BLESS HIM!”
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Close ally: Mr. Kirk, 31, has emerged in recent years one of the most influential young right-wing figures in the country, and established himself as a close ally of the president. Mr. Kirk co-founded Turning Point USA in 2012 and has since become a fixture on college campuses, where he hosts rallies like the one in Utah, that often draw large crowds.
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White House influence: Even though he is not part of the administration, Mr. Kirk’s influence in the White House is significant. Since the November election, he has helped vet prospective appointees, testing their loyalty to Mr. Trump.
EDIT:
The police have determined that a person who was taken into custody after the shooting was not actually the shooter, according to Scott Trotter, a university spokesman. The university had earlier said a suspect was in custody, and videos online showed an older man being detained by police officers.
EDIT 2:
Andrew Kolvet, Kirk’s spokesman, says Kirk is dead.
FYI - links to the gore video will be removed if it is not properly marked as NSFW/NSFL.
Yes, it’s bad. This is not like the Trump “maybe it was faked with razor blades” kind of thing.
Good call. Definitely not for the squeamish. As a friend informed me: “It’s the most anime level of blood loss I’ve ever seen.” And in a literal split second.
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I’m happy it happened but I definitely don’t need to watch it
As a mod, I felt obligated because I’m not going to remove something I haven’t watched or read, but… yeah. It’s a LOT. If that makes you squeamish, do not watch it.
Yeah that’s a good point and I thank you for the warning as well cos I may have got a little bit curious
Yeah morbid curiosity got the better of me. You are making the smarter choice
What’s weird is he said the line, then bowed his head and shut his eyes, then immediately got shot.
I dunno, that 30 second video was the longest I’ve ever watched him, maybe he normally does that to seem smart to idiots
But fuck man, as crazy as shit is these days, and somehow the shooter not being immediately apprehended…
It almost seemed like he knew it was coming.
I had to go back and watch it again after reading this, I don’t see the head bow, but he says his piece about gangs then drops his hands in his lap like “point made” and BANG.
The strong suspicion is that this is the trigger for Trump to start banning guns so he can send his goons after citizens in their homes.
I would not be surprised one iota if it was deliberate.
Convenient timing with the Epstein book coming out this weekend. Man that thing is creepy.
In all likelihood it’s just the guy who spent a decade going to college campuses and saying I flammatory shit finally got what he’s been begging for.
But watching that video…
He really does bow his head, close his eyes, and clasp his hands together.
Like, it’s the exact same mannerism as every movie/show where someone knows they’re gonna be shot.
Apparently now they’re saying it was 200 yards away with a rifle. So not getting caught would make a little more sense compared to right next to him with a pistol. But still, as recorded campuses are and as much as we’re tracked…
It’s gonna be suspicious if they don’t catch someone. trump will pull out all the stops like they did when the NYC CEO was shot if this wasn’t planned. They may not have legally admissable evidence, but the feds can figure this out.
They’re saying it was probably from the roof of a nearby building (of which there are many), but news copter shots show police tape and three small traffic cones as ad hoc evidence markers behind the tent, behind the building (which is open underneath).
I’m not sure how the shooter could have been behind him, because there was no line of sight from there due to the tent backdrop, and there was a lack of ejecta blown forward so far as I could tell. There was only one shot, why would there be three cones? And I don’t expect a shooter in that location could have escaped so easily. Still, it could have been a crazy lucky shot from there.
I’m very curious to know what that was all about.
ok sorry but thats kind of funny when you removed this comment https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/comment/15767109 and permabanned me because of the youtube channels name, and not because of anything in the video. I still maintain all the facts presented there can be independenty verified and that it is a balanced view critical of both Russias handling of protests but also of Ukraine.
Like “Videos from mariupol”,
nope gotta go can’t be good not even gonna watch it.
“Live footage of a nazi going from fountain of hate to fountain of blood”lets investigate…
My brother in Christ, you were knowingly spreading Russian propaganda.
I still don’t think it was russian propaganda.
You specifically linked to the YouTube channel discussed here which is literally Russian propaganda:
Read more:
https://rsf.org/en/russian-tv-series-set-mariupol-kremlin-s-latest-propaganda-special-operation
The first link offers nothing as evidence that “Videos from Mariupol” is funded by the Russian government in any way, the other links dont even mention it. I mean yeah I can definitely see why an ethnic russian from Mariupol would welcome russian troops defeating the azov nazis there, I dont think there is any official incentive necessary. That doesn’t make his perspective less valid.
What this reads to me as is: “this russian guy is cheering on the defeat of the nazi troops that vowed to destroy the russian untermenschen, must be state funded propaganda”
Also funny that you would criticize me for allegedly using russian state propaganda, but literally link the ukrainian governments website.
Jordan’s a somewhat notorious mod 'round these parts.
I’m you, I’m glad it happened, but I’m not watching it. Fuck em, they wanna spew hate, watch what happens when that hate comes back to them.
If you’re going to gloat about it, fucking watch it. Watch the life leave his face in fucking 80 milliseconds. See the blood spray out of him under pressure. Listen to the horrified screams of children, the terrified shouts of men. FUCKING WATCH IT, YOU COWARD, OR SHUT UP ABOUT HOW HAPPY YOU ARE, BECAUSE YOU KNOW NOT THE FUCK OF WHICH YOU SPEAK.
Ok boomer
I watched it. Oh no! Anyway …
Dude…
Watched it. Shrug. Thoughts and prayers, sunshine.
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It’s posted elsewhere, but in keeping with my own warning:
NSFW/NSFL
Not going to sugar coat this… Nazi gets shot in the fucking neck and dies.
Yes, it shows EVERYTHING.
If that troubles you, do not click it. You cannot un-see it. If my use of the word “fucking” above bothers you, you are not prepared to watch this.
Appreciate the link. Intrigued at the arm tension after the shot. As would happen if the bullet stopped in his spine.
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It’s not bad, it’s fucking hilarious. Real bullets for fake Christians
“I think it’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational. Nobody talks like this. They live in a complete alternate universe.”
Mods here are dogs
Isn’t it just strange that a right-wing agitator meets his end… by being shot in a school shooting??
Unrelated quote:
I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.
—Clarence Darrow, civil rights lawyer
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That’s a great line, and captures a lot of the complex feelings I have around this
Yeah will be nice reading tomorrow morning with coffee
Heck I haven’t had this good a time on the internet in a while!
You guys, we should really do this more often
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“I think it’s worth it. I think it’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights.”
~ Charlie Kirk
Update: he’s dead
Not surprising. he instantly lost a lot of blood when the bullet hit.
Fencing immediately too, probably hit either major artery lost pressure and the bullet stopped in his spine.
Probably didn’t feel a thing or even realize before the was dead and I’m not really sure how I feel about that or how I feel I feel about that.
That was always going to be the outcome if you saw the video, carotid artery hit apparently.
Yeah. Carotid or maybe jugular? Point is dude just had a tap open up in his neck going full blast. Modern medicine is good but it ain’t that good
let me guess, it was a vaccine?
Saw a meme somewhere that said antivaxer finally gets his shot.
That’s perfect! Why didn’t I think of that?
Rest in piss, fascist fuck!
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Huh. I guess there is finally an example of a Good Guy With A Gun
I am 100% not jumping up and clapping hands with glee. I am not asking if miracles will never cease.
Huzzah!
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Almost certainly. They are wanting to send their goons after citizens in their homes- can’t do that if everyone still has guns.
Note that only a few days before came the news about taking away guns from trans people.
Tbf Utah is probably the wrong state to try this then.
Their gun laws are quite insane.
