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BREAKING: Charlie Kirk , Conservative Advocate, Shot Dead at Campus Event · Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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  Speaker 1: Crime Alert hourly update, Breaking crime news Now. I'm Drew Nelson,
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  Speaker 1: developing now. Charlie Kirk, the thirty one year old head
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  Speaker 1: of Turning Point USA, is shot dead during a speaking
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  Speaker 1: event at Utah Valley University in Orum. The shooting took
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  Speaker 1: place about twenty minutes into his speech. Bystanders said Kirk
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  Speaker 1: was hit in the neck while answering student questions. A
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  Speaker 1: UVU alert confirmed quote a single shot was fired on
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  Speaker 1: campus toward a visiting speaker. Police are investigating now. Video
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  Speaker 1: from the scene showed students running as the shots rang
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  Speaker 1: out and Kirk being rushed away by his security team.
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  Speaker 1: Utah Governor Spencer Cox posted on x quote those responsible
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  Speaker 1: will be held fully accountable. Violence has no place in
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  Speaker 1: our public life. Americans of every political persuasion must unite
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  Speaker 1: in condemning this act. Our prayers are with Charlie, his family,
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  Speaker 1: and all those affected. Utah Senator Mike Lee wrote quote,
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  Speaker 1: please join me in praying for Charlie Kirk and the
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  Speaker 1: students gathered there. Vice President Vance added on x quote,
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  Speaker 1: say a prayer for Charlie Kirk, a genuinely good guy
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  Speaker 1: and a young father. FBI Director Cash Pattel said quote,
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  Speaker 1: we are closely monitoring reports of the tragic shooting involving
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  Speaker 1: Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. Our thoughts are with Charlie,
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  Speaker 1: his loved ones, and everyone involved. Agents will be on
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  Speaker 1: the scene quickly, and the FBI stands in full support
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  Speaker 1: of the ongoing response. Kirk himself had posted online only
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  Speaker 1: moments before the attack, quote, we are so back. Utah
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  Speaker 1: Valley University is fired up and ready for the first
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  Speaker 1: stop on the American Comeback Tour. Charlie Kirk rose to
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  Speaker 1: national prominence after co founding Turning Point USA in twenty twelve.
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  Speaker 1: Has since built the group into a major conservative force
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  Speaker 1: on campuses, created several offshoots, including Turning Point Action and
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  Speaker 1: Turning Point Faith, and he hosts The Charlie Kirk Show.
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  Speaker 1: He has been a strong supporter of President Trump and
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  Speaker 1: has often spoken out on issues like critical race theory
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  Speaker 1: and government mandates. On Wednesday, he was speaking under a
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  Speaker 1: tent at the university courtyard as part of his am
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  Speaker 1: Mayora Can Come Back to Her. Shots were fired from
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  Speaker 1: the top of a nearby building about two hundred yards away.
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  Speaker 1: The campus went into lockdown while police and federal agents
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  Speaker 1: swarmed the scene. Earlier reports stated a shooter was arrested,
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  Speaker 1: but that has been corrected by UVU to state that
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  Speaker 1: there is no suspect in custody. Stay with Crime Alert
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  Speaker 1: as we learn more about the death of Charlie Kirk
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  Speaker 1: With this Crime Alert, I'm Drew Nelson.