Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk has died after shooting, Trump says

Juliana Kim

September 10, 2025 / 1:45 pm

Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot during an outdoor speaking event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, according to President Trump.

"The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. "No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie."

The university said in a post that "at about 12:10 a shot was fired at the visiting speaker, Charlie Kirk. He was hit and taken from the location by his security." In a later post, it said the campus was closed and that police were going building to building to escort people off campus.

Utah Valley University executive Ellen Trean

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