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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.