UPDATE: President Trump has posted that Charlie Kirk is dead. He writes in part, “he was loved and admired by all, especially by me. And now he is no longer with us... Charlie we love you.”

He was 31-years-old and leaves behind two daughters.

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Rightwing activist Charlie Kirk has been shot while hosting a debate in Utah.

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In video posts circulating on social media, Kirk can be seen getting struck in the neck while speaking and sitting beneath a tent in the Utah Valley University courtyard.

According to the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, it happened during a Q-and-A with students as part of a Turning Point rally.

Mike Lee, a Utah senator, posted on X shortly after reports broke that Kirk had been shot to say he is “tracking the situation at Utah Valley University closely. Please join me in praying for Charlie Kirk and the students gathered there.”

On Truth Social, President Trump said we must all pray for Kirk and called him a great guy from to bottom.

California Governor Gavin Newsom, who had Kirk on his podcast earlier this year, called the shooting “disgusting, vile and reprehensible.”

I am tracking the situation at Utah Valley University closely. Please join me in praying for Charlie Kirk and the students gathered there.
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) September 10, 2025