A shooting disrupted an ordinary campus afternoon, sending students running for cover, bringing a major event to an abrupt stop, and leaving the nation stunned. The victim was Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA (TPU), who was fatally shot during a speaking event at Utah Valley University (UVU) on Tuesday, September 10, 2025. The shooting happened around 12:20 p.m., about 20 minutes into Kirk's event, which was organized by a student chapter of TPU. According to NBC News, witnesses heard gunfire from a nearby building. He was also the sole person shot at the event. A UVU spokesperson recounted the events, "To the best of our knowledge, the individual was hit and was taken away immediately by his security personnel. The campus is closed for the rest of the day and our
Charlie Kirk Dies in Shooting at 31

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