Charlie Kirk shot at Turning Point USA event in Utah

Charlie Kirk, the influencer and activistic who co-founded right-wing group Turning Point USA, was changeable portion speaking astatine an lawsuit connected Wednesday astatine Utah Valley University astatine astir 12:20PM section time. According to media reports, helium appeared to person been deed successful the neck. A spokesperson for the university, Ellen Treanor, said successful a connection that “shots were fired from a gathering astir 200 yards from the speaker.”

Following the shooting, videos connected societal media seemed to amusement the apprehension of an alleged suspect. Utah Valley University initially said that a fishy was successful custody, but Deseret News has reported that, according to officials, the presumption of the shooter is unclear. A spokesperson has besides told the New York Times that a idiosyncratic taken into custody aft the shooting was not really the shooter.

The Associated Press reported astatine astir 4PM that Kirk is successful captious condition, according to an anonymous instrumentality enforcement official.

Ellen Treanor, Utah Valley University:

It is with tremendous sadness and daze that Charlie Kirk, who was invited by the pupil radical TPUSA, was changeable astatine astir 12:20 erstwhile helium began speaking astatine his planned lawsuit connected the Utah Valley University Orem Campus. Kirk was instantly transported by his information squad to a section hospital.

Campus was instantly evacuated. Campus is closed and classes person been canceled until further notice. We are asking those inactive connected field to unafraid successful spot until constabulary officers tin safely escort them disconnected campus.  The incidental is presently being investigated by 4 agencies: Orem Police, UVU Police, FBI, and Utah Department of Public Safety.  

At the clip of the shooting, Kirk was speaking astatine the archetypal lawsuit of a scheduled 15-stop American Comeback Tour, and seated astatine a “Prove Me Wrong Table” taking questions from the crowd, according to the New York Times.