{"id":37374,"date":"2025-09-10T20:32:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T20:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=37374"},"modified":"2025-09-10T20:32:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T20:32:34","slug":"charlie-kirk-in-grave-condition-after-being-shot-at-utah-valley-university-during-his-american-comeback-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=37374","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Kirk in grave condition after being shot at Utah Valley University during his American Comeback Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Charlie Kirk was gravely wounded after he was shot while on stage during a stop at Utah Valley University kicking off his American Comeback Tour Wednesday, just as he answered a question from an audience member about mass shootings committed by transgender people.<\/p>\n

Asked if Kirk was in the hospital, President Trump told The Post somberly, \u201cHe\u2019s not doing well\u2026yes, it looks very bad,\u201d adding that he was feeling \u201cnot good\u201d about the shooting.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a very, very good friend of mine and he was a tremendous person,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n

Kirk was rushed to a nearby hospital for emergency surgery, but his condition is touch-and-go, a nurse told a longtime friend and former Turning Point USA employee Laci Williams who relayed that information to The Post.<\/p>\n

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Charlie Kirk appears to have been shot in the neck at the event in Orem, Utah.X\/@charliekirk11<\/p>\n

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Kirk moments before the shooting.<\/p>\n

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Charlie Kirk speaks before he is shot on Wednesday.AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The conservative influencer jerked back and appeared to recoil in pain and grab at his neck as the crack of a single gunshot rang out from the crowd, a video from the scene shows, but the extent of his injuries are not clear.<\/p>\n

There were conflicting reports about whether a suspect was in custody, with video circulating on social media showing an older man being hauled away by police.<\/p>\n

Kirk, 31, was conducting a Q&A session from a pop-up tent on campus when a gunman fired a shot from the university\u2019s Losee Center with a long gun around 200 feet away from where he was speaking, according to sources and a university spokesperson, sending thousands of spectators into a panic.<\/p>\n

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The conservative influencer was conducting a Q&A session from a pop-up tent on campus at at Utah Valley University.X\/@charliekirk11<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thousands of spectators were put into a panic.X\/@lifeisdriving<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kirk had responded to a question about mass shootings committed by transgender people during the event.AP<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>Former Utah congressman Jason Chaffetz, who was at the event with his family, told Fox News that the shot came during the second question Kirk was answering about transgender shooters.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe fell back to his left. Everybody hit the deck. Everybody was screaming, then everybody was running,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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The crowd during the American Comeback Tour stop on Wednesday.X\/@charliekirk11<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cHe fell back to his left. Everybody hit the deck. Everybody was screaming, then everybody was running,\u201d former Utah congressman Jason Chaffetz, who was in attendance, said.X\/@jasoninthehouse<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chaffetz added while Kirk had some security guards in front of where he was speaking, there were no security checks going in and the event had a light police presence.<\/p>\n

He told the outlet he believed it was \u201cno coincidence\u201d Kirk was shot during the question about transgender mass shootings, adding that he realized \u201che may be criticized for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chaffetz said he believed that Kirk was shot at close proximity from the front of the stage.<\/p>\n

Laci Williams, a friend of Kirk\u2019s and former south-central regional manager of the field department for Turning Point USA, said a nurse at the hospital where Kirk is being treated told her they \u201cdon\u2019t know if there\u2019s a chance\u201d he will survive the attack, but that he\u2019s still alive.<\/p>\n

\u201cCharlie is one of my dearest friends and one of my biggest heroes. I\u2019m praying for him and his family so much right now, his kids, his wife Erika. I can\u2019t even imagine what they\u2019re going through,\u201d she told The Post.<\/p>\n

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Kirk jerked back and appeared to grab at his neck as the shot rang out.<\/p>\n

Police in Orem, Utah \u2014 where the university is located \u2014 could not provide further details but promised to keep The Post updated as more details emerged.<\/p>\n

President Trump addressed the attack in a Truth Social post, writing, \u201cWe must all pray for Charlie Kirk, who has been shot. A great guy from top to bottom. GOD BLESS HIM!\u201d<\/p>\n

In his own post on X, Vice President JD Vance offered a prayer to Kirk alongside a photo of the two men together along with Donald Trump Jr. and political aide Andy Surabian, saying, \u201cDear God, protect Charlie in his darkest hour.\u201d<\/p>\n

Democratic and Republican lawmakers flocked to social media to wish Kirk well.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe must all pray for Charlie Kirk, who has been shot. A great guy from top to bottom. GOD BLESS HIM!\u201d President Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cPls join me in praying for Charlie Kirk,\u201d Sen. Chuck Grassley, (R-Iowa), said in a post on X.<\/p>\n

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene,(R-Ga.),\u00a0wrote<\/a>\u00a0in her own post that, \u201cCharlie Kirk has been shot!\u00a0Pray for him!\u201d<\/p>\n

California Gov. Gavin Newsom fiercely slammed the incident in his own post, writing \u201cThe attack on Charlie Kirk is disgusting, vile, and reprehensible. In the United States of America, we must reject political violence in EVERY form.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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