WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Co-founder Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk speaks following the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump during an event at Capital One Arena on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

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Trump ally and activist Charlie Kirk shot dead at Utah university

Published On 11 Sep 202511 Sep 2025

  • Charlie Kirk, a conservative American activist and influential ally of US President Donald Trump, has been shot dead at a university event in the state of Utah in an apparent targeted assassination.
  • He was speaking at a debate at Utah Valley University when authorities say a shooter fired a single round from a rooftop, with video showing Kirk reaching up with his right hand as blood gushed from the left side of his neck.