Video appears to show Charlie Kirk gunman fleeing | Political News

A haunting video appears to show a sniper working from the roof of the Losee Center at Utah Valley University after taking pictures Charlie Kirk during a Turning Point USA event on Wednesday.

Kirk, a conservative political commentator was pronounced useless after he was shot by a sniper while delivering a speech for Turning Point USA on Wednesday at Utah Valley University.

Donald Trump confirmed the news on Truth Social on Wednesday, writing, “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead.” The shooter is believed to still be on the run. Andrew Kolvet, Kirk’s spokesman, also said Kirk has died.

“No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!” he added. Footage later emerged that appeared to show a gunman fleeing the roof of the Losee Center on campus.

Kirk, 31, was shot by a sniper at the event, who was believed to be perched at a vary of 200 yards. Orem, the small metropolis where UVU is situated, is about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City. It boasts a population of just under 100,000.

upsetting video circulating online appears to show Kirk being hit by a bullet as he started his speech, before blood started pouring from his neck. UVU campus police confirmed to Daily Express US that photographs had been fired and that a shelter-in-place order was issued.

FBI Director Kash Patel also issued a assertion on X, writing, “We are closely monitoring reports of the tragic shooting involving Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. Our thoughts are with Charlie, his loved ones, and everyone affected.

“Agents might be on the scene rapidly and the FBI stands in full assist of the continued response and investigation.”

Witnesses describe horrific scene as Kirk shot and killed

KUTV reporter Heidi Hatch wrote on X that she was covering the event, which took place at Utah Valley University, when shots rang out.

“Oh my God my son was just at the Charlie Kirk event on UVU campus said photographs had been fired Kirk might have been shot. My son is working,” she wrote.

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“Charlie Kirk was hit. seen injury popping out of his neck,” a witness from a Utah-based conservative media X page wrote.

A man whose daughter was at the event said she also saw him being shot in the neck. “Charlie Kirk was just shot at UVU while talking. My daughter was in the gang and noticed it. He was shot in the neck. Pray for him and the scholars who are there,” he wrote.

A harrowing video posted to X shows Kirk being shot. The bullet seems to hit his neck or shoulder, and he flinches after the bullet grazes him. visible injury flows from his neck shortly thereafter, and he collapses off the chair upon which he sat.

He was initially listed in critical condition at the hospital but ultimately died from his injury.

Campus on lockdown as suspect on the loose

A screenshot of a UVU alert indicates that the shooter was apprehended. “UVU Alert: A single shot was fired on campus toward a visiting speaker. Police are investigating now, suspect in custody,” it reads.

A later one confirmed that the shooter has not, in fact, been apprehended, and that the authorities are still looking for the culprit.

Accounts from witnesses and family members on X said students were barricaded in rooms on campus as a lockdown remained in place.

Another UVU alert said the campus is closed until further notice. It reads, “Campus closed until additional discover. Ongoing police investigation. If you might be still on campus comply with police direction.”

Charlie Kirk’s last words revealed

Kirk was discussing gun violence when he was shot, speaking about the mass shootings in America over the past 10 years.

“Do how many mass shooters there have been in America over the last 10 years?” one audience member asked Kirk. “Counting or not counting gang violence,” he replied before a bullet suddenly entered his neck.

He never got to hear the answer or finish his thought.

Major figures speak as shooting news breaks

U.S. Sen. Mike Lee acknowledged the shooting on his official X page, writing, “I’m monitoring the state of affairs at Utah Valley University intently. Please be a part of me in praying for Charlie Kirk and the scholars gathered there.”

Vice President JD Vance penned a statement of his own, too, on the platform, “Say a prayer for Charlie Kirk, a genuinely good man and a younger father.”

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox issued a statement of his own on X, first asking for prayers for Kirk before writing a second one: “I just bought off the cellphone with President Trump. Working with the FBI and Utah law enforcement, we are going to convey to justice the person accountable for this tragedy. Abby and I are heartbroken. We are praying for Charlie’s spouse, daughter, and son.”

Former President Joe Biden issued a assertion on X, too: “There is no place in our nation for this form of violence. It must end now. Jill and I are praying for Charlie Kirk’s household and family members.”

Former President Barack Obama issued his own statement as well, writing on X, “We don’t yet know what motivated the particular person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this form of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I might be praying for Charlie’s household tonight, particularly his spouse Erika and their two younger kids.”