{"id":37370,"date":"2025-09-10T20:29:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T20:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=37370"},"modified":"2025-09-10T20:29:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T20:29:06","slug":"charlie-kirk-in-critical-condition-after-shooting-at-uvu-event-former-turning-point-usa-manager-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=37370","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Kirk in critical condition after shooting at UVU event, former Turning Point USA manager says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Kirk is in critical condition and in surgery, according to a former manager at the conservative organization he founded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not sure if he\u2019s gonna make it,\u201d Laci Williams, former south-central regional manager of the field department at Turning Point USA, tells The Post.<\/p>\n<p>The conservative activist was\u00a0<a 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in surgery, according to a former manager at the conservative organization he founded. \u201cWe\u2019re not sure if he\u2019s gonna make it,\u201d &hellip; 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