What we know about the deadly photography of the conservative American activist

Charlie Kirk, a right -wing right activist and a close ally of US President Donald Trump, was Shot While speaking at an event at a university in Utah.

This is what we know.

Kirk, 31, was speaking at the University of Utah Valle in Orem on September 10, 2025 as part of his “American return” tour.

He sat under a white balcony to take questions from a crowd of about 3000 in “Quad” at the university, an outdoor courtyard.

At approximately 12:20, one of the crowd members asked him: “Do you know the number of Americans transmitted sexual archers over the past ten years?”

He answers: “A lot.”

The questioner then states that there were five years in 10 years and asking Kirk about the number of mass shootings at that time.

“Counting or not calculating gang violence?” Kirk responses.

Then one snapshot, which is believed to be launched from the surface of the Lucy Center, is a building overlooking the quarter.

Kirk and then retreat on his chair with a clear wound in his neck. He is bleeding in abundance when his employees take him out of the theater.

Then the crowds around the tent begin to escape, and the screaming can be heard.

No one has been arrested yet.

On Thursday, the Solt Lake City office issued the Federal Investigation Office two pictures of “an important person” and asked for help in determining his identity.

At press conferences hours ago, the private agent of the Federal Investigation Office, Robert Bouhels, said that a high -energy rifle was found in a wooded area near the university.

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The “impression of the shoes” was also discovered, the fingerprints of palm printing and helped.

Po Masson, the Public Safety Commissioner in Utah, said that the gunman appears to be “the age of the college”, and it may mix well with other students.

They said that “good video footage” showed a suspect jumping from a ceiling after shooting and fleeing the campus.

This appears to be supported by videos released in the public domain.

The BBC examined one verification, which is believed to appear on the surface of the university building.

It is difficult to determine the dark shape shown in it. However, the building can be recognized as the center of Lucy – about 130 meters (142 yards) from where Kirk was sitting.

Footage taken from an office behind the Kirk balcony appears to show someone running across the surface of the Lauro Center after the shooting.

In the hours after that, witnesses described what they saw.

One of the witnesses said: “I heard a bullet loudly, a high noise, then I actually saw his body – with a slow movement – a kind of fall.”

“We all fell on the ground, and I would like to say that we sat like this for 30 to 45 seconds, then everyone around us got up and started running,” said Emma Bates, a correspondent from Desterit News.

Kirk was one of the most right -wing activists and media figures in the United States. He was a reliable ally of Trump, and he attended his inauguration and visited the White House regularly.

As 18 years of age in 2012, he participated in the founding of Turning Point Usa (TPUSA), a student organization aimed at spreading conservative ideals in liberal American colleges.

He became known for the contract of outdoor discussions about universities across the country, as he presented quick questions in a style “proves to me a mistake.”

Its summary on social media and daily podcasts presented a snapshot of what he discussed in many cases – issues ranged from weapons and climate change, to faith and family values.

Kirk had many critics who saw him as an exciting division figure who strengthened conspiracy beliefs, and sometimes, such as the wrong claim that the 2020 elections were stolen from Trump.

But he also had his fans. They return to his role in playing a major role in persuading younger voters to switch to Trump in the elections last year.

He was estimated within the Trump administration for his extreme understanding of the Maga movement.

There was shock, sadness and anger through the political spectrum.

Trump said in a statement on the social truth: “Charlie Kerk, the great, and even the legendary, died, no one understood or had the heart of young people in the United States of America better than Charlie,” Trump said in a statement on the social truth.

The president added: “He was loved and respected by everyone, especially I am,” and he ordered that all flags be transferred in half of the mast across the country.

The former American presidents offered their condolences. Joe Biden said that there was no place in our country for this type of violence, “while Barack Obama described the shooting of” miserable action. “

But the death has also placed deep polarization within American policy.

Conservative commentators highlighted the tasted comments by left -wing activists who seem to be celebrating or overlooking the death of Kirk.

Meanwhile, some Trump’s allies – including Laura Loomer and Eileon Musk – blamed the left or the Democratic Party, and called for mass arrest.

This was poured into Congress, where the screaming erupted after a moment of silence of Kirk. Actress Anna Polina Luna, a Republican ally and Trump’s ally, accused the Democrats of spreading hateful discourse.

The United States has seen about 150 political motivated attacks in the first six months of this year.

This is nearly twice the number of the period of the same period last year, according to a Reuters news agency.

“The United States is very dangerous at the present time.”

“This could be a kind of flash point that inspires more of them.”

Kirk’s murder is the latest in a series of high The attacks against political leaders in the United States, including two assassinations at Trump during his 2024 election campaign.

The president suffered from an ear injury in an assassination attempt at a gathering in Bater, Pennsylvania, last July.

In June, senior Democratic lawmakers were killed in Minnesota and her husband at their home.

In 2022, then the wife of Parliament Speaker Nancy Pelosi was subjected to a hammer after a man of the couple broke out looking for the highest Democrats with the intention of taking her hostage.

Former American actor Gabi Jeffords – who survived the shooting of his head during a meeting with voters in 2011 – also condemned the attack.

“Democratic societies will always have political differences, but we must never allow America to become a country facing these differences with violence.”

Correction: A previous version of this story said that Kirk’s wife and her children were present at this event. In fact, this is unclear.