Overview
- Video from Utah Valley University verified by the Associated Press shows Kirk bleeding from the neck after a shot around 12:10 p.m. local time.
- President Donald Trump and Turning Point USA confirmed Kirk’s death, and Trump ordered U.S. flags lowered to half-staff.
- Police initially detained a person but later said that individual was not the gunman, and the shooter remains at large as the campus stays secured.
- FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau is assisting local authorities, who indicated the shot came from a location near the event area.
- Kirk, 31, founded Turning Point USA and was a prominent conservative media figure, as leaders across parties, including Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, condemned the violence.