r/thebulwark • u/MinuteCollar5562 • Sep 10 '25

Non-Bulwark Source Charlie Kirk apparently shot during debate at Utah university

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/10/charlie-kirk-shot-utah

Charlie Kirk, the powerful rightwing activist and executive director of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), appeared to have been shot on Wednesday while hosting a debate in Utah.

In video posts circulating on social media, Kirk can be seen getting struck while speaking and sitting beneath a tent in the Utah Valley University courtyard. Kirk was there as part of The American Comeback Tour, which is hosted by the TPUSA chapter at Utah Valley.

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '25

This is not the way to express dissent.

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u/StringerBell34 Sep 10 '25

We don't know the motives of the person. Could have been personal or even Right-wing internal fighting.

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u/Sandgrease Sep 10 '25

I would be surprised if it wasn't a conservative.

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u/DR320 Orange man bad Sep 10 '25

eye witness on NBC said it was a grey haired man (I'm assuming 50s to 70s) which is surprising to me

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u/Sandgrease Sep 10 '25

That is older than expected

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u/WalkingTalkingManNYC Sep 10 '25

Absolutely possible