Past gun death remarks of Charlie Kirk, Trump ally and co-founder of Turning Point USA, who was shot at Utah College event will shock you

Charlie Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA, died on September 10, 2025, after being shot during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. The incident occurred while Kirk was addressing a crowd as part of his "Prove Me Wrong" campus tour. A single gunshot struck him in the neck, and he was rushed to a nearby hospital, but later succumbed to his injuries.

The shooting has drawn widespread condemnation from political figures across the spectrum. President Donald Trump expressed his condolences, stating, "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. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us".



In the aftermath of the shooting, Kirk's past remarks on gun violence have resurfaced. In 2023, following a mass shooting at the Christian Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, Kirk stated that gun deaths are "unfortunately worth it" to preserve Second Amendment rights.

According to Newsweek website, he said, “It’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment.”

Eyewitnesses described scenes of panic and chaos as the audience fled the area following the gunshot. The FBI and ATF are involved in the ongoing investigation. Authorities have not yet identified a suspect, and the investigation is ongoing.

Under his leadership, TPUSA grew to have representation in over 2,000 schools and more than 260,000 student members. Kirk also hosted "The Charlie Kirk Show," a popular podcast and radio program, and appeared on major networks like Fox News and CNBC over 200 times