Kirk died after being shot Wednesday afternoon, President Donald Trump said.
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“The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie,” Trump posted after the shooting Wednesday.
A spokesperson for the university confirmed to Deseret News and The New York Times that the suspected shooter was not in police custody—although the university previously reported that one was apprehended.
Utah Valley University did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Forbes, but confirmed on social media the shooting took place around 12:10 p.m. MDT.
Kirk was “hit and taken from the location by his security,” UVU said after the shooting.
UVU closed its campus and canceled classes after the shooting, instructing students to “leave campus immediately” and “follow police instructions.”
The shooter fired from a campus building about 200 feet away, a spokesperson for the university confirmed to CNN.
Videos circulating on social media appeared to show a bullet strike Kirk in the neck while speaking before a crowd, while others show people rushing out of a courtyard.
FBI Director Kash Patel said the agency was “closely monitoring” the situation and that agents would “be on the scene quickly” to support the response.
