Watch live: Officials share updates after Charlie Kirk slaying in Orem, Utah Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY September 12, 2025 at 3:13 AM 0 Authorities are set to address the media with updates in connection with the slaying of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot during a studentsp...
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY September 12, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Authorities are set to address the media with updates in connection with the slaying of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot during a student-sponsored event in Orem, Utah on Wednesday, Sept. 10.
Kirk, 31, was shot in the neck while hosting the first "Prove Me Wrong" table, a series of live debates held at schools and universities across the country, at Utah Valley University.
Kirk's series of national campus tours, where members of the audience got the chance to debate Kirk and his team in a public setting, were dubbed "The American Comeback Tour."
Authorities are still searching for the shooter but have recovered a " high-powered rifle" believed to have been used to fire the single fatal shot. Photos of a new person of interest were also released by the FBI on Thursday, Sept. 11.
"The shooting is believed to be a targeted attack. The shooter is believed to have fired from the roof of a building down to the location of the public event in the student courtyard," the Utah Department of Public Safety said in a statement. "Any additional clarifications cannot be provided to protect the integrity of our investigation."
The UVU campus, where the shooting happened will be closed for the rest of the week as officials collect evidence.
Press conference after Charlie Kirk slaying: How to watch
According to the Utah Department of Safety, a video feed of the press conference will be broadcasted live on @UtahDPS, the agency's Instagram account, at 7:30 p.m. local time, the agency confirmed to USA TODAY.
A recording of the initial briefing, held the evening of Sept. 10, is linked here.
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Who was Charlie Kirk?Charlie Kirk has died after being shot in the neck during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 10, 2025, President Donald Trump confirmed.Take a look back at Kirk's political career starting with his speech during the 2016 Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena on July 18, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk has died after being shot in the neck during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 10, 2025, President Donald Trump confirmed.Take a look back at Kirk's political career starting with his speech during the 2016 Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena on July 18, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Charlie Kirk was a right-wing political activist, author and media personality.
Kirk, a close political ally of President Donald Trump, became a national figure due to his work for Turning Point USA, an organization that pushes for conservative politics on high school and college campuses. Turning Point USA was founded by Kirk in 2012.
According to TPUSA, "the organization's mission is to identify, educate, train, and organize students to promote the principles of fiscal responsibility, free markets, and limited government."
In 2024, he spoke at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where he gave a speech focusing on what Kirk says he heard from young people around the U.S.
Political endeavors aside, he was also a husband to Erika Frantzve and father of two young children: a daughter, 3, and a son, 1.
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