US EditionUtah Gov. Spencer Cox calls shooting of Charlie Kirk a 'political assassination'
Charlie Kirk was fatally shot during a Utah Valley University event amid a national rise in political violence, with Utah experiencing two of the 50 political violence deaths in the U.S. this year.
- Charlie Kirk, CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot on September 10, 2025, while attending a speaking engagement at a college campus in Orem, Utah.
- The shooting occurred during a speaking event hosted by Kirk's nonprofit on campus, with reports confirming the shooter fired from a rooftop and remains at large.
- The incident triggered an immediate evacuation and class cancellations at UVU and drew bipartisan condemnation amid growing concerns about political violence nationwide.
- Utah Governor Spencer Cox described the shooting as an act of political assassination and vowed that those responsible would be held accountable.
- A fundraiser launched by Senator Daniel McCay to erect a memorial at UVU raised about $1,298 from 22 donations by Thursday, with surplus funds to support scholarships in Kirk's name.
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ANALYSIS - The images of the assassination of Charlie Kirk were immediately broadcast on social networks that incandescent political divisions.
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Alberta premier condemns ‘horrifying’ assassination of American activist Charlie Kirk
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the killing of American conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a university in Utah should be widely condemned by everyone across the political spectrum.
Mexico City, Sep 11 (EFE).- Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum this Thursday condemned the murder of American commentator and activist Charlie Kirk, which took place at a university event in Utah state, and said that her government absolutely rejects “any demonstration” of political violence. “Also regret this event that took place in the United States with this activist, this person, activist Charlie Kirk,” Sheinbaum said at his usual confere…
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