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Charlie Kirk apparently shot during debate at Utah university | Utah | The Guardian

Charlie Kirk, the powerful rightwing activist and executive director of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), appeared to have been shot on Wednesday while hosting a debate in Utah.

In video posts circulating on social media, Kirk can be seen getting struck while speaking and sitting beneath a tent in the Utah Valley University courtyard. Kirk was there as part of The American Comeback Tour, which is hosted by the TPUSA chapter at Utah Valley. There is also video footage of students on campus running away from the sound of gun shots.


Mike Lee, a Utah senator, posted on X shortly after reports broke that Kirk had been shot to say he is “tracking the situation at Utah Valley University closely. Please join me in praying for Charlie Kirk and the students gathered there.”

A spokesperson with Utah Valley University police confirmed to the Guardian that shots were fired on campus.
 
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As much as a dislike a person's opinions politically, I can respect a person's life and their family. The person who did this was a lunatic. This is the environment we live in. It's a toxic environment where we've never been so divided as a nation in terms of politics. I do hope he recovers and was able to get medical attention quickly.
 
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The video that was sent to me shows he was hit in the throat. It looks very bad. I hate this for his family. I participate in Bible in 365 which is something his wife Erica heads up. She is a very special lady, wife, and mother. This is terrible.
 
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I'm not trying to be crass, but the shooter (for those who haven't seen) kinda resembles Larry David.

I saw the video, I cannot imagine he's going to make it.
 
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I disagreed 100% with Kirk's messaging, but I agree: This is not the answer.

What the Hell have we become as a country?
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I wondered how long it was going to be before this happened to him at one of his events. He invites civil debate, but the problem is (if you watch some of his reels on Instagram), a lot of people who go up to the mic to debate are already visibly angry and have generated a genuine hate for the guy. Granted, I'm not blaming him for getting shot, but sometimes having the instinct of reading a room and recognizing potential dangers can save one's life.

But I agree, "What the hell have we become as a country?". It is disturbing.
 
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I watched the video as well. It was disturbing to say the least. I’m certain he is dead. I hope he’s not but I don’t see how he survives that.

Straight up I like Kirk. He’s a smart guy. I know many of you on here don’t like him, but we’ve crossed the rubicon as a nation some time back. When all you do is call your opponents racists and nazis eventually a crazy person will believe you. When someone is accused of being Hitler or Hitler adjacent what will the reaction be eventually? I’ll tell you what it is. It is what happened to Charlie and what almost happened to Trump. There is a reckoning coming and it’s going to be bad.
 
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selmaborntidefan said:
I'm not trying to be crass, but the shooter (for those who haven't seen) kinda resembles Larry David.

I saw the video, I cannot imagine he's going to make it.
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I just saw it too and it’s beyond bad.

No way that has a survival rate higher that 0%

If anyone is tempted to watch it out of curiosity I would caution against it if graphic violence really upsets you and sticks with you.

You won’t be able to unsee it.

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This is again Horrible and shouldn’t happen no matter the reasons or differences of political opinions.
 
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I watched the video as well. It was disturbing to say the least. I’m certain he is dead. I hope he’s not but I don’t see how he survives that.

Straight up I like Kirk. He’s a smart guy. I know many of you on here don’t like him, but we’ve crossed the rubicon as a nation some time back. When all you do is call your opponents racists and nazis eventually a crazy person will believe you. When someone is accused of being Hitler or Hitler adjacent what will the reaction be eventually? I’ll tell you what it is. It is what happened to Charlie and what almost happened to Trump. There is a reckoning coming and it’s going to be bad.
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We have a society of people who literally never stay off the internet, their phones or a tv feeding their political appetites. It is a constant IV of emotional feeding of the mind and body. People like this become sick-minded, distorted, and lose touch with reality. Even those who don't end up doing what this guy did still walk around our society, literally in a constant state of hate and anger toward people who don't have the same political beliefs they do. That's what we've become. We can't unplug, and it's producing sickos.
 
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Terrible indeed. Nobody should suffer violence for peacefully expressing their religious and political beliefs in the US. Ever.

Unless they were able to get the wounds clamped and resuscitate quickly, and even then, I'd be surprised if he survives.
 
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