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US media personality Charlie Kirk gives a thumbs up as he arrives to speak during the presidential inaugural parade inside Capitol One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Charlie Kirk shooting suspect ‘not in custody’ as Kirk still in ‘critical condition’

As of 1:10 P.M. PT, a law enforcement official notified The Associated Press that Charlie Kirk is alive but “in critical condition.” Additionally, the school has retracted its initial statement saying that a suspect was in custody.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 22: Turning Point USA executive director Charlie Kirk speaks during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 22, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. The annual four day conference geared toward energizing and connecting conservative youth hosts some of the country's leading conservative politicians and activists. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

Utah Valley University backtracks: No suspect in custody following Charlie Kirk shooting

Authorities in Orem, Utah, have now stated that there is no suspect in custody following the shooting of Charlie Kirk on the Utah Valley University campus.

Charlie Kirk speaks at Culture War Turning Point USA event at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio on October 29, 2019. The organizations mission is to identify, educate, train, and organize students to promote conservative principles. - They like his straightforward speaking style, his policies on immigration and the economic boom achieved during his administration. They are still teenagers, or just past 20. In a year from now, they will vote in their first presidential election in key swing state Ohio -- and they're giving Donald Trump their support. (Photo by Megan JELINGER / AFP) (Photo by MEGAN JELINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

Turning Point USA: Charlie Kirk shot ‘near the neck’ at Utah Valley University

Gunfire was reported at a Charlie Kirk event at a Utah community college, where Kirk was shot by a suspect who has now been taken into custody.

Turning Point executive director Charlie Kirk (L) moderates a conversation with US Senator and Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance during Turning Point Action's Chase the Vote campaign event at Generation Church in Mesa, Arizona, on September 4, 2024. (Photo by Rebecca NOBLE / AFP) (Photo by REBECCA NOBLE/AFP via Getty Images)

Vance: Say a prayer for Charlie Kirk, a genuinely good guy and young father

Vice President JD Vance weighed in on the tragic shooting of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, who was struck in the neck by a now-detained suspect.

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA—JULY 26: Charlie Kirk, who founded Turning Point USA, speaks before former President Donald Trump's arrival during a Turning Point USA Believers Summit conference at the Palm Beach Convention Center on July 26, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Trump had earlier in the day met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump responds to Charlie Kirk shooting at UVU: ‘We must all pray’

President Donald Trump has responded to reports regarding Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk being shot “near the neck” at an event at Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, Utah.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks alongside a photo of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, who was allegedly killed by Decarlos Brown Jr., on a light rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina, during a press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, September 9, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump calls for accused killer of Ukrainian refugee to receive death penalty

President Donald Trump called for the death penalty for the killer of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, who was fatally stabbed on a North Carolina train last month.