CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATED
Critical Information We Know So Far
- Trump states on Truth Social that Charlie Kirk has died.
- The shooter is now in custody according to the FBI
- Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck earlier this afternoon at a Turning Point event at Utah Valley University.
- He was shot from about 200 yards away, according to a Spokeswoman for Utah Valley University
- Someone was seen on roof of building
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Update (1830ET): FBI Director Kash Patel announced moments ago that “The subject for the horrific shooting today that took the life of Charlie Kirk is now in custody” (we assume he means ‘suspect’).
Meanwhile, someone can be seen running along a rooftop across from where Kirk was shot.
Comments from Utah Governor Spencer Cox (R):
Update (1640ET): President Trump writes on Truth Social that Charlie Kirk has died.
Kirk made a name for himself about winning debates in “proper democratic fashion” …
Civil terrorism expert Jason Curtis Anderson of One City Rising states:
The assassination of Charlie Kirk marks a dangerous escalation in America’s culture war—where the battle of ideas is now escalating into political violence against those who run organizations devoted to debate and civil discourse. Very few people grasp the gravity of this moment . Incidents like this don’t exist in isolation; they risk triggering a chain of events that can further destabilize the country.
Whether it’s the anti-ICE movement, pro-Palestinian agitators, anarchist networks, or NGO-backed permanent protest groups like Indivisible, we are watching the rise of something new and deeply alarming. As Tal Fortgang wrote in City Journal, America is entering a new era of civil terrorism—where the goal is no longer peaceful protest, but intimidation, silencing, and destabilization of our democratic order.
Like us, many are struggling to find the words to discuss this but @Merovingianus offered some useful insight:
Among all the justifiable outrage over the years, Charlie Kirk has consistently been one the calmest and most polite among us.
Someone shot him and the entire scope of the Left is celebrating.
If we do not act accordingly we might as well surrender now.
I’ve seen several people saying something along the lines of “I don’t know why this is affecting me so personally.”
Its because in Charlie you see yourself, the most polite version of yourself, the most articulate, the most charitable to your enemies. And even that wouldn’t be enough to save you from them.
It is because you are seeing that the marketplace of ideas you grew up believing as sacred is now a war zone that will get you killed and you’re struggling to reconcile the world you live in with the world you grew up in.
You are struggling to comprehend and incorporate the irrefutable evidence that this political divide isn’t one solved by polite exchange of ideas and that we are in a nation at war with itself.
RIP Charlie.
Update (1620ET): A massive manhunt is likely about to begin:
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. -NYT
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Charlie Kirk’s last post on X before he was shot:
Shocking videos.
OH MY GOD
Charlie Kirk was just SHOT at an event in Utah
Stop and say a prayer for him and his family! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/oOSeC10mDM— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 10, 2025
Here’s the heavily censored video of the shooting:
We leave you with these words from @Merovingianus, offering some useful insight:
Among all the justifiable outrage over the years, Charlie Kirk has consistently been one the calmest and most polite among us.
Someone shot him and the entire scope of the Left is celebrating.
If we do not act accordingly we might as well surrender now.
I’ve seen several people saying something along the lines of “I don’t know why this is affecting me so personally.”
Its because in Charlie you see yourself, the most polite version of yourself, the most articulate, the most charitable to your enemies. And even that wouldn’t be enough to save you from them.
It is because you are seeing that the marketplace of ideas you grew up believing as sacred is now a war zone that will get you killed and you’re struggling to reconcile the world you live in with the world you grew up in.
You are struggling to comprehend and incorporate the irrefutable evidence that this political divide isn’t one solved by polite exchange of ideas and that we are in a nation at war with itself.
RIP Charlie.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/shots-reportedly-fired-charlie-kirk-event-utah-valley-university