Overview

• Authorities say a precision shot from a rooftop sniper’s nest killed Kirk as he spoke to roughly 3,000 people during a Utah Valley University event in Orem.
• Police have not identified or apprehended a suspect, and the investigation remains active.
• Utah Valley University said the campus will stay closed through the weekend and noted that many students witnessed the shooting.
• President Trump called the killing “a dark moment for America,” while Faf du Plessis questioned U.S. gun access in a post on X.
• Coverage revisited U.S. gun-policy context, citing age limits for handgun and rifle purchases and the 2022 bipartisan gun-safety law.