Overview

• FBI agents and Utah authorities say the shooter fired one targeted round from a nearby building as Kirk answered a question at Utah Valley University.
• Two people detained shortly after the attack were released, with a joint FBI–Utah public safety statement saying neither individual is linked to the shooting.
• Video from attendees reportedly shows a dark-clad figure on a rooftop before fleeing, and police have searched rooftops and surrounding areas for evidence including possible shell casings.
• Kirk, 31, a Turning Point leader and prominent conservative influencer allied with President Trump, was transported to Timpanogos Regional Hospital and pronounced dead.
• The killing triggered a campus lockdown and class cancellations, while Trump blamed left-leaning rhetoric and far-right figures issued incendiary calls that raised concerns about retaliatory violence and event security.