Charlie Kirk .............Suspect Arrested After Video Surfaces
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What Happened
On September 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA and conservative commentator, was speaking at an event at Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, Utah.
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He was shot in the neck from a nearby building or rooftop around midday, during a “Prove Me Wrong” table event with a crowd of around 3,000 people in attendance.
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Video (cellphone and surveillance) captured the moment of the gunshot, his reaction, the crowd’s panic, and also what appears to be a person running across a rooftop in the aftermath.
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What Authorities Have Found
Law enforcement recovered a high-powered bolt-action rifle believed to be the weapon used in the shooting.
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The suspect is described as appearing “college-aged.”
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They were able to track the suspect’s movements: arrival at the UVU campus around 11:52 a.m., and fleeing after the shot was fired around 12:20 p.m.
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Arrests & Persons of Interest
Immediately after the shooting, two individuals were detained as persons of interest: one was George Zinn, a 71-year-old known local political activist; another (younger) man was also taken in.
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Both were later released when investigators determined they had no involvement in the shooting.
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What Video Footage Shows
A key video clip shows someone running across a rooftop just seconds after the shot was fired — this person is believed to possibly be the shooter or connected to the shooting.
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Authorities say they have “good video footage” of the suspect’s arrival, departure, and movements on campus.
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Status: No Suspect Arrested
Despite earlier statements that a “subject” or “person of interest” was “in custody,” those individuals were later cleared. As of now:
No one has been formally charged as the shooter.
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The shooter remains at large.
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