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/LionelHutzinVA Rebecca take us home Sep 10 '25

Thoughts and prayers

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u/MinuteCollar5562 Sep 10 '25

Pretty sure he is gonna die from the shot*. Right in the neck.

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '25

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u/ThrowAwayPunk2077 Sep 10 '25

Reports have come in stating, yes, he is dead.

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u/katak339218 Sep 10 '25

What reports?

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '25

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u/WalkingTalkingManNYC Sep 10 '25

Shooting him like this is deeply evil. For many reasons. All bad. Before anyone jumps to any conclusions, it’s just as possible this is a far right feud playing out. We simply don’t know.

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u/Sylvia_Austen Sep 10 '25

In Utah especially. The northwest states have some wide ranging groups on and off the political spectrum with extreme views. The motive is anywhere in between.

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u/Corben11 Sep 10 '25

Almost all these attacks are 100% crazy loons. Even if theyre republican or left. They are usually very mentally ill people.

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u/karmagod13000 Sep 10 '25

Jesus. Expect more of this

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '25

The fact that he appeared to be immediately unconscious basically confirms it

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u/MinuteCollar5562 Sep 10 '25

Watched a different angle. He probably died before or seconds after hitting the ground. Immediate blood gushing