Overview

• Speaking at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, Frank Turek said he was in the SUV with Charlie Kirk immediately after the shooting.
• Turek recounted that Kirk appeared unresponsive with fixed eyes as the vehicle sped toward the nearest hospital and that he considered performing CPR.
• He said five people crowded into the vehicle seeking help while security rushed Kirk from the Utah Valley University venue.
• Turek told mourners hospital staff briefly got a pulse, which a doctor attributed to Kirk’s strong health, before a surgeon later pronounced him dead.
• TPUSA spokesperson Adam Kolvet said a treating clinician described unusually dense bone and suggested the bullet remained in Kirk’s body, potentially preventing further injury to others.