(NewsNation) — A former Utah Valley University student and witness to the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk described the outdoor venue where the shooting occurred as not a "safe place to be."

Brandon Russon told "NewsNation Now" that he remembers telling his friend as he walked into the Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University that "if a shooting were to happen here, this would be an absolutely awful place to be."

"There's so many vantage points for a person to get up on a roof or something like that," Russon continued.

The event was held in the university quad at UVU, an outdoor bowl courtyard. Russon's concerns with the venue coincide with what various witnesses of the shooting have said about the security.

“Anyone could just walk in. It was prob

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