UPDATE 5 p.m. ET: Blaze News has confirmed through multiple sources that Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was murdered Wednesday on a college campus in Utah.

Scott Trotter, a spokesman for Utah Valley University, released a statement saying the suspect is not yet in custody, Deseret News reported: “On September 10, 2025, at 12:20 a single shot rang out in the quad near the food court on the Utah Valley University Orem Campus as Mr. Charlie Kirk began speaking at his planned rally. We can confirm that Mr. Kirk was shot, but we don’t know his condition. The suspect is not in custody. Police are still investigating. Campus is closed for the rest of the day.”

Blaze News changed the headline of this initial report to reflect new information about the suspect as well as Kirk’s death.

UPDATE 4:17 p.m. ET: The New York Times, citing Scott Trotter, a university spokesman, reported that police determined that a person who was taken into custody after the shooting was not actually the shooter.

Blaze News has removed from its original report an X post and references to it showing a video of a man kneeling on the ground who was believed to be the shooter.

UPDATE 3:49 p.m. ET: Deseret News now reports that initially it was believed a shooter was in custody, but the outlet just updated its story saying that a first responder indicated officials aren’t sure they have the shooter and that the suspect may still be at large.

A suspect is in custody after conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was shot Wednesday at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Deseret News reported.

The outlet said bystanders reported seeing Kirk shot near his neck during a Q&A with students.

Deseret News cited a UVU alert to students that indicated a suspect is in custody. The outlet added that the campus has been evacuated.

“A single shot was fired on campus toward a visiting speaker. Police are investigating now, suspect in custody,” the alert reads, according to Deseret.

The suspect’s name wasn’t immediately released, the outlet added.

Blaze News has reached out to campus communications and police in Orem for additional information.

This is a breaking news story; updates will be added.

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Reactions on social media poured in after reports surfaced that conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot during a stop on his national campus tour at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

The university went on lockdown, and officials said that a suspect was detained at the scene. Videos on social media showed students scattering after the shot rang out. Video of the apparent suspect shows an older white male being held on the ground.

‘A great guy from top to bottom. GOD BLESS HIM!’

President Donald Trump led many in calling for prayers for Kirk, who is the founder and CEO of Turning Point USA.

“We must all pray for Charlie Kirk, who has been shot. A great guy from top to bottom. GOD BLESS HIM!” wrote the president.

“Say a prayer for Charlie Kirk, a genuinely good guy and a young father,” wrote Republican Vice President JD Vance.

“Prayers for Charlie Kirk. An incredible Christian, American, and human being. May the healing hand of Jesus Christ be upon him,” replied War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

“We love you Charlie Kirk. Praying for you,” wrote HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

“I am being briefed by law enforcement following the violence directed at Charlie Kirk during his visit to Utah Valley University today,” responded Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R). “Those responsible will be held fully accountable. Violence has no place in our public life. Americans of every political persuasion must unite in condemning this act. Our prayers are with Charlie, his family, and all those affected.”

“Please join us in praying for our good friend, Charlie Kirk,” wrote Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana.

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“Charlie Kirk is a great friend and an amazing person! Lara, Luke, Carolina and I will be praying for him, his wife Erika and their 2 children,” said Eric Trump.

“Absolutely disgusting and disturbing video from Charlie Kirk shooting today. Hoping for the best for him and his family. Anybody who is happy about this is a disgusting human,” said sports commentator Dave Portnoy.

Even some on the left condemned the attack.

“The attack on Charlie Kirk is disgusting, vile, and reprehensible. In the United States of America, we must reject political violence in EVERY form,” wrote Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

“I don’t agree with anything Charlie Kirk says, but I will never, not ever, condone politically motivated violence of any kind. And I honest to God, hope he’s ok,” responded liberal influencer Joanne Carducci.

Editor’s note: This article has been edited after publication with additional reactions.

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UPDATE 4:17 p.m. ET: The New York Times, citing Scott Trotter, a university spokesman, reported that police determined that a person who was taken into custody after the shooting was not actually the shooter.

Blaze News has removed from its original report an X post and references to it showing a video of a man kneeling on the ground who was believed to be the shooter.

UPDATE 3:49 p.m. ET: Deseret News now reports that initially it was believed a shooter was in custody, but the outlet just updated its story saying that a first responder indicated officials aren’t sure they have the shooter, and that the suspect may still be at large.

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A suspect is in custody after conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was shot Wednesday at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Deseret News reported.

The outlet said bystanders reported seeing Kirk shot near his neck during a Q&A with students.

Deseret News cited a UVU alert to students that indicated a suspect is in custody. The outlet added that the campus has been evacuated.

“A single shot was fired on campus toward a visiting speaker. Police are investigating now, suspect in custody,” the alert reads, according to Deseret.

The suspect’s name wasn’t immediately released, the outlet added.

Blaze News has reached out to campus communications and police in Orem for additional information.

This is a breaking news story; updates will be added.

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Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk is alive but in critical condition, multiple sources told Blaze News.

Kirk was shot in the neck at Utah Valley University on Wednesday after which he was promptly taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for his injuries. Several videos show profuse amounts of bleeding from his neck immediately following the shooting.

At the time of this writing, multiple sources told Blaze News that Kirk is alive and has a pulse but is in critical condition.

A suspect was detained moments after the shooting, with one bystander telling Eva Terry of Deseret News that the alleged shooter appeared to be wearing a worker’s uniform, according to an interview obtained by Blaze News.

A UVU spokesperson said Kirk was shot “from a building about 200 yards away,” confirming that they have a suspect in custody.

Blaze News joins President Trump and the millions across the nation praying for Charlie Kirk.

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Charlie Kirk was targeted in an assassination attempt at Utah Valley University Wednesday afternoon — and the left immediately showed us who they are.

Before any details were known — other than the fact that Kirk, one of the most influential American conservatives, had been shot in the neck — talking heads on MSNBC, for example, had already begun a campaign to blame Kirk and the Make America Great Again movement for the attempted assassination.

On MSNBC’s live coverage of the tragic news, Democrat Matthew Dowd seemingly blamed Kirk.

“He’s been one of the most divisive, especially divisive younger figures, in this who has constantly sort of pushing this sort of hate speech,” Dowd said. “… And I always go back to: Hateful thoughts lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions. And I think that’s the environment we’re in — that just you can’t stop with these sort of awful thoughts you have and then saying these awful words and then not expect awful actions to take place.”

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MSNBC anchor Katy Tur, meanwhile, seized on the moment to condemn Kirk as a “divisive figure, polarizing, lightning rod.”

CNN anchor Boris Sanchez sang the same tune, using CNN’s airwaves to describe Kirk as “not without controversy. He’s taken a lot of controversial positions when it comes to the culture war. It’s part of his brand.”

The implication of such descriptors is clear: Those who would use this moment to describe Kirk as “divisive” and “controversial” and “polarizing” are blame-shifting and suggesting that Kirk had it coming.

The rhetoric on social media was even more toxic and upsetting, as people who dislike Kirk celebrated what happened to him. The following are just a few of the sick examples of leftists celebrating:

“Sympathy for your enemies is cruelty for your friends. I don’t support Charlie Kirk, f*** you,” one person said.”Condoning violence, especially unjust violence is evil. Acknowledging consequences for rhetoric that condones and makes excuses for unjust violence is simply logical. F*** Charlie Kirk, he knew he advocated for murder, he was just to privileged to realize it could be his own,” another person said.”ZERO thoughts or prayers for Charlie Kirk. F*** him,” another person said.”I swear to god if hitler got shot rn ppl would be saying ‘keep him in ur prayers’ and ‘political violence is never ok’. like NO! you are just stupid and aren’t ready for change. f*** Charlie Kirk,” one person said.“F*** Charlie Kirk as a staff, record label, and motherf***ing crew. Anyone posting sympathy for this piece of s*** can f*** themselves,” one person said.“#CharlieKirk was an evil and dangerous person, the absolute worst of the worst: racist, homophobe, climate change denier, race baiter, rampant Covid-10 (sic) misinformation spreader, liar, divider, election denier, prominent conspiracy theorist, etc., so no, I feel no sorrow,” another person said.

As Maya Angelou once said: When someone shows you who are they are, believe them.

Kirk is reportedly in critical condition, and authorities have reportedly arrested the person they believe is responsible for shooting Kirk.

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The man allegedly seen on video stabbing Iryna Zarutska on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina, has reportedly provided an explanation for his actions.

Decarlos Brown Jr. has a lengthy criminal past that includes charges for simple assault, resisting a public officer, communicating threats, theft, and more, according to WBTV.

Brown has also been charged with murder for a stabbing that happened on August 22 on a Lynx Blue Line train in the south end of Charlotte.

‘They lashed out on her. Whoever was working the material, they lashed out on her.’

A 33-year-old woman claiming to be Brown’s sister, Tracey Brown, spoke to the Daily Mail and claimed that she had a phone call with Brown six days after he was arrested, on August 28.

In the recording, the man reported to be Brown is heard telling the woman believed to be Tracey, “I hurt my hand stabbing her. I don’t even know the lady.”

He continued, “I never said not one word to the lady at all. That’s scary, ain’t it? Why would somebody stab somebody for no reason?”

The rest of the alleged phone call with Brown made its way onto social media sites like X, in which Brown claims “materials” inside his body forced him to stab the woman.

“So, you said something in your body did what?” Tracey is heard asking.

“The material used in my body stabbed the lady,” Brown replied.

“You know, that’s not me. I’m talking about just for no reason. Well, since they did that, since they did that, now they got to investigate the material my body was exposed to. Since they want to do all that, now they got to investigate.”

Tracey, trying to find reason within her brother’s answer, then asked, “I’m just trying to understand, out of all people, why her?”

“Hey, I don’t have nothing,” Brown said back, referring to something in his body as “they.”

“They just lashed out on them, and that’s what happened. They lashed out on her. Whoever was working the material, they lashed out on her.”

The sister also asked her brother what he was doing on the train that day and where he was going, according to the audio.

“I was going downtown to the hospital to tell them … that I’m trying to get rid of the material … to stop going crazy,” Brown replied.

Blaze News could not independently verify the authenticity of the audio or the identities of the speakers on it.

RELATED: Iryna Zarutska’s name should shame the woke

Speaking with the Daily Mail on Tuesday, Tracey, an Amazon delivery associate, said Brown has gone from a “protective” older brother to a person who believes the government is controlling his brain with a microchip that was inserted while he was asleep.

Brown also allegedly believed 23-year-old Zarutska was reading his mind at the time of the stabbing.

Tracey said Brown has tried to get admitted into the hospital several times over the last few years, including calling police about the alleged implant in his body.

These claims are corroborated via a January 2025 charge for misusing 911, with court filings showing that Brown believed he was given a “man-made” material that controlled his eating, walking, and speech.

RELATED: Van Jones claims there’s ‘NO EVIDENCE’ of racial animus in Charlotte stabbing. Audio in murder footage suggests otherwise.

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“I strongly feel like he should not have been on the streets at all,” Tracey told the Daily Mail. “I’m going to be honest. I’m not blaming anyone for his actions, except for the state. I’m blaming the state for letting him down as far as seeking help.”

The sister continued, “When you have mentally ill people seeking help, and you’re running tests on them, and you clearly see that you are dealing with a psychosis on an acute level, you do not let them go back into society.”

She added, “He was a high risk. He was not in his right mind. He was not safe for society. … And now an innocent woman is dead.”

Tracey provided several pictures to the U.K. outlet, claiming they are of her and her brother, Brown. She also claimed that she visited Brown at Mecklenburg County Jail last week and spoke to him through a glass window.

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Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck on Wednesday at Utah Valley University while the conservative commentator kicked off his college campus tour.

Multiple reporters and attendees confirmed that Kirk was shot at the UVU event, although the extent of his injuries has not yet been confirmed.

A video taken shortly after the shots rang out showed students dispersing throughout the quad. Another video shows the alleged suspect being detained by law enforcement following the shooting.

One bystander told Eva Terry of Deseret News that the shooter appeared to be wearing a workers uniform, according to an interview obtained by Blaze News.

Just moments before shots were apparently fired at Kirk, the 31-year-old MAGA firebrand uploaded a promotional post to his X page.

“Utah Valley University is FIRED UP and READY for the first stop back on the American Comeback Tour,” Kirk wrote in the post.

Multiple lawmakers and conservative allies have called for Americans across the country to join them in prayer for Kirk, his wife, and their two children.

“Say a prayer for Charlie Kirk, a genuinely good guy and a young father,” Vice President JD Vance said in a post on X.

“We are closely monitoring reports of the tragic shooting involving Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in a post on X. “Our thoughts are with Charlie, his loved ones, and everyone affected. Agents will be on the scene quickly and the FBI stands in full support of the ongoing response and investigation.”

This is a developing story.

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Former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner (D) doesn’t appear to care to get to the heart of why a 23-year-old Ukrainian woman was brutally stabbed and killed while riding a train in North Carolina by the suspect, 34-year-old black man named Decarlos Brown.

And she made this clear during a fiery debate with BlazeTV host Liz Wheeler on Chris Cuomo’s NewsNation show.

Wheeler brought up that not only is “the brokenness of the nuclear family” an issue when it comes to raising children who turn into nonviolent and sane adults, but “the brokenness of the black family” is also a major issue.

That’s when Turner shouted, “Oh no! You’re not going to sit up there and talk about the brokenness of the black family. How dare you?”

“Do not single out the black family,” Turner added. “The nerve of you.”

While Wheeler tried to continue speaking to make her point, Turner continued to speak loudly over her.

“This wasn’t even a spicy comment,” Wheeler reflects on “The Liz Wheeler Show.”

“Even Barack Obama spoke about the brokenness of the black family and the fact that fatherlessness, when children are raised without a present father, this leads to drastic increases in the number of crimes that they commit,” she adds.

And she has the receipts.

“But if we are honest with ourselves, we’ll admit that what too many fathers also are is missing, missing from too many lives and too many homes. They have abandoned their responsibilities, acting like boys instead of men. And the foundations of our families are weaker because of it,” Obama said in a 2008 speech.

“You and I know how true this is, true everywhere, but nowhere is it more true than in the African American community. We know that more than half of all black children live in single-parent households, a number that has doubled — doubled — since we were children,” Obama continued.

“We know the statistics — that children who grow up without a father are five times more likely to live in poverty and commit crime; nine times more likely to drop out of schools and 20 times more likely to end up in prison. They are more likely to have behavioral problems, or run away from home or become teenage parents themselves. And the foundations of our community are weaker because of it,” he added.

“Funny,” Wheeler comments. “I didn’t hear in the background, Nina Turner screeching ‘How dare you?’ and ‘The nerve of you!’ when Barack Obama made these exact same points.”

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A crowd of protesters surrounded and accosted U.S. Border Patrol agents while they conducted an operation in Rochester, New York, on Tuesday. One Democrat who was present for the incident denied the severity of the situation when asked by Blaze News.

Videos posted on X by Monroe County Legislator Rachel Barnhart (D) show the crowd yelling for the federal agents to leave while they waited for two men on a roof to come down. According to Barnhart, most of the agents eventually left the scene, but someone in the crowd slashed a tire on a Border Patrol SUV.

The Department of Homeland Security has said assaults on federal agents conducting immigration enforcement operations have increased over 1,000%.

“The collective action worked,” Barnhart said about the mob showing up during the operation. “Immigration activists and regular neighbors came out as well. Probably 200 people here to bear witness and let ICE know they’re not welcome in Rochester.”

While Barnhart said she disagreed with the attack on the federal vehicle, she said preventing the arrest of the men on the roof was more important.

“Not one protester was arrested. Pastors, politicians, labor leaders, neighbors & activists made their values clear. Worrying about tires more than human beings says more about you than us,” she continued.

When reached for comment on the crowd-accosting agents, Barnhart told Blaze News, “I don’t think I can help you because I didn’t see anyone accost agents yesterday. There were no interactions I observed other than protesters yelling at them as they left the scene.”

Merriam-Webster defines “accost” as “to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way.”

RELATED: Tom Homan torches Massachusetts Democrats on MSNBC for protecting illegal aliens

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Another protester told WHAM her reason for showing up to the scene was to prevent the arrest of illegal aliens.

“They’re here putting on a roof, trying to make a dollar and paying taxes on that dollar, and ICE was here bothering them. So I came to bother ICE,” Ruth Reeves said. “City by city, state by state, we have to stand up, and we have to fight, and we have to tell them we’re not standing for this anymore.”

The Department of Homeland Security has said assaults on federal agents conducting immigration enforcement operations have increased over 1,000% since President Donald Trump took office. While acknowledging the challenging environment agents are now facing, DHS has made it clear enforcement operations will not only continue but increase with its bigger budget going into effect in October at the start of the new fiscal year.

DHS has launched several enhanced operations in sanctuary cities and states across the country because Democrats refuse to cooperate with the federal government.

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