OAN Staff Sophia Flores
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Update 1:30 PM – 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.
Earlier in the day, the university alerted students that a suspect had been taken into custody.
12:10 PM – Utah Valley University (UVU) has confirmed that a suspect is custody after Turning Point USA co-founder and CEO Charlie Kirk was shot “near the neck.”
However, he has not been identified as of 12:19 P.M. PT.
“A single shot was fired on campus toward a visiting speaker. Police are investigating now, suspect in custody.”
A spokeswoman for the University confirmed the Wednesday shooting.
“What we know currently is that Charlie Kirk was about 20 minutes into his presentation when we heard shots fired from a nearby building and to the best of our knowledge he was hit and taken with his security team away from the premises, and the courtyard was cleared,” a UVU spokeswoman confirmed.
His condition is unknown.
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