Utah Rally Security Failures Exposed | Salt Lake City News

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 9, 2026 · 1m

Donald Trump Jr. called the security failure at the Utah rally where Charlie Kirk was killed “shocking,” citing only six officers assigned to manage a crowd of 3,000 with no written plan or briefing. A former campus officer confirmed the lack of preparation, as officers scrambled amid chaos. Utah Valley University is now commissioning an independent review to overhaul safety protocols for its campus and other Utah schools, while refusing public records requests over concerns for ongoing legal proceedings. Experts say standard policing guidelines require an incident commander, a written plan…