Overview

• The shooting occurred around 12:10 p.m. local time during an outdoor appearance at Utah Valley University in Orem during Kirk’s American Comeback tour.
• Videos of the moment circulated online and were verified by the Associated Press as recorded at the campus’s Sorensen Center courtyard.
• President Donald Trump and Turning Point USA announced Kirk’s death, and Trump ordered U.S. flags on federal buildings lowered to half-staff.
• Authorities said a person initially taken into custody was not the shooter, and the university closed the campus as the search continued.
• FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau is assisting the case, while leaders across parties condemned the attack on the 31-year-old Turning Point USA founder.