"Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, was not even 15 minutes into a speaking event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday when a single shot pierced the air above the crowd of about 3,000 people gathered to listen to and debate him. The bullet hit Kirk in the neck, fatally injuring him, as terrified attendees ducked and scattered. Six campus police officers worked the event, according to Utah Valley University Police Chief Jeff Long, and witnesses said entry did not include metal detectors or bag checks. Kirk's own security team flanked him as he spoke at the bottom of a hill."
"A map showing the layered campus of Utah Valley University where Kirk was shot. The shooting took place at 12:23, from a roof multiple stories above where Kirk had set up. There was security behind him, a fence around the stage, and personal security, but the shooter was quite far away. A person is seen running across a roof of the Losee Center, moments after the shot. Within moments, Kirk is loaded into a car and taken to the hospital."
Charlie Kirk was shot and fatally injured at a speaking event at Utah Valley University roughly 15 minutes after he began speaking. About 3,000 people were gathered when a single shot pierced the air and struck Kirk in the neck, causing fatal injuries as attendees ducked and scattered. Six campus police officers worked the event, and entry did not include metal detectors or bag checks. Kirk's personal security flanked him at the bottom of a hill, and a fence surrounded the stage. The shooter fired from a roof multiple stories above at 12:23 p.m., and a person was seen running across the Losee Center roof moments after the shot. Within moments, Kirk was loaded into a car and taken to the hospital.
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