Overview
- Owens now alleges Utah Valley University recommended an indoor setting for the September 10 event, claiming TPUSA insisted on an outdoor amphitheater, a claim outlets say they could not independently verify.
- Reporting describes Kirk seated in a tent at the outdoor venue, which purportedly left a clear line of fire from a nearby roof.
- Stuckey posted a video and statements on X criticizing Owens’ accusations as potentially slanderous, emphasizing care for Kirk’s family and a fact-driven pursuit of justice.
- Authorities have arrested and charged 22-year-old Tyler Robinson in Kirk’s killing, with legal proceedings continuing.
- Erika Kirk has assumed leadership of TPUSA and previously accepted a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom on her late husband’s behalf.