A search for the shooter is ongoing in Orem after conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during an appearance at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, but the city said there is no city-wide shelter-in-place order.

The city said in a statement they were “devastated” by the events.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Members of law enforcement canvass Utah Valley University in Orem where conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during an event at campus on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Law enforcement conducts a search of the Utah Valley University campus in Orem after conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was shot during an event on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.

“This type of violence should never happen anywhere,

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