The crowd reacts after Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, is shot at the Utah Valley University Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Tess Crowley - The Deseret News)
OREM, Utah (AP) — Chaos erupted Wednesday when conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during an event on the Utah Valley University campus.
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The crowd reacts after Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, is shot at the Utah Valley University Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Tess Crowley – The Deseret News)Allison Hemingway-Witty cries after Charlie Kirk is shot during Turning Point’s visit to Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley – The Deseret News)Charlie Kirk speaks before he is shot during Turning Point’s visit to Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley – The Deseret News)The crowd reacts after Charlie Kirk is shot during Turning Point’s visit to Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley – The Deseret News)CORRECTS PHOTOGRAPHER LAST NAME FROM CROEWLEY TO CROWLEY – Law enforcement tapes off an area after Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot at Utah Valley University, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Tess Crowley – The Deseret News)Charlie Kirk hands out hats before speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley – The Deseret News)Utah Highway Patrol vehicles park outside Timpanogos Regional Hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Alex Goodlett – FR171569 AP)Joseph Vogl stands outside Timpanogos Regional Hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Alex Goodlett – FR171569 AP)Law enforcement officials prepare to sweep a building at Utah Valley University, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Tyler Tate – FR171662 AP)The American flag on the North Lawn at the White House in Washington, is lowered to half-staff after Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was killed at an event in Orem, Utah, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein – AP)Law enforcement enters a building at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Alex Goodlett – FR171569 AP)A well-wisher is overcome after dropping off flowers, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, at the national headquarters of Turning Point USA in Phoenix, following the shooting death of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old CEO of the organization, at a Utah college. (Ross D. Franklin – AP)Well-wishers pay their respects at a makeshift memorial at the national headquarters of Turning Point USA after the shooting death of Charlie Kirk, CEO of the organization, during a Utah college event Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Phoenix. (Ross D. Franklin – AP)People attend a vigil at Timpanogos Regional Hospital for Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA who was shot and killed, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Alex Goodlett – FR171569 AP)An attendee makes signs at a vigil for Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, who was shot and killed at Utah Valley University earlier in the day, at Timpanogos Regional Hospital, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Alex Goodlett – FR171569 AP)Well-wishers pray at the national headquarters of Turning Point USA shown after the shooting death of Charlie Kirk, the co-founder and CEO of the organization, during a Utah college event, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Phoenix. (Ross D. Franklin – AP)In this image taken from video, SWAT heads into campus after Charlie Kirk was shot during Turning Point’s visit to Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Hannah Schoenbaum – AP)A law enforcement officer stands outside Utah Valley University on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Alex Goodlett – FR171569 AP)People visit a growing vigil for Charlie Kirk outside Timpanogos Regional Hospital after Kirk was shot and killed Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Lindsey Wasson – AP)Members of the community gather at the Capitol in Salt Lake City to honor Charlie Kirk after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University and later died at a local hospital, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Scott G Winterton – The Deseret News)Sisters Clara Hetland, 4, left, Haddie Hetland, center, 9, and Audra Hetland 6, of Surprise, Ariz., spend time at a makeshift memorial set up at Turning Point USA headquarters after the shooting death at a Utah college on Wednesday of Charlie Kirk, the co-founder and CEO of the organization, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Phoenix. (Ross D. Franklin – AP)Air Force Two arrives to collect the body of Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA who was shot and killed, at Salt Lake City International Airport on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (Alex Goodlett – FR171569 AP)Well-wishers pray at a makeshift memorial set up at Turning Point USA headquarters after the shooting death at a Utah college on Wednesday of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old founder and CEO of the organization, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Phoenix. (Ross D. Franklin – AP)A note is left behind outside campus a day after the shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (Lindsey Wasson – AP)Well-wishers attend a Catholic rosary prayer vigil after Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during a Utah college event Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (Ross D. Franklin – AP)The American flag and the state flag of Utah fly at half-staff at the Utah State Capitol after Charlie Kirk was shot and killed Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Lindsey Wasson – AP)A woman holding an American flag stands outside the entrance of the Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base in Salt Lake City, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, where a hearse transporting the remains of Charlie Kirk arrived to be flown in Air Force Two to his home in Arizona. (Lindsey Wasson – AP)The casket containing the body of Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA who was shot and killed on Wednesday is removed from Air Force Two at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Phoenix. (Ross D. Franklin – AP)A hearse containing the body of Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA who was shot and killed on Wednesday leaves after being removed from Air Force Two at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Phoenix. (Ross D. Franklin – AP)People pay their respects during a vigil for Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA who was shot and killed, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Lindsey Wasson – AP)Utah Valley University students Zach Zimmerman, second from left, and Lauren Simons embrace during a vigil for Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA who was shot and killed, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Orem, Utah. Zimmerman witnessed the shooting. (Lindsey Wasson – AP)
