Witnesses Recount Scene of Charlie Kirk Assassination

Kirk, a conservative political activist, was speaking to a large crowd at Utah Valley University when he was shot.

Allison Hemingway-Witty cries after Charlie Kirk is assassinated during Turning Point's visit to Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 10, 2025. Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP

Conservative political commentator Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Sept. 10, while speaking in front of a large crowd as part of a campus speaking tour.

Kirk was only a few minutes into his event at Utah Valley University, in Orem, Utah, when he was struck by gunfire.