US EditionCharlie Kirk Ignited Push for Nebraska Election Change in 2024
Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck during a campus event, sparking national debate on political violence and media response, with 15% of Americans seeing some violence as acceptable for speech control.
- On Wednesday, Charlie Kirk, conservative commentator and Turning Point USA founder, was shot in the neck while speaking at Utah Valley University during the Great American Comeback Tour.
- As the founder of Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk had more than 3 million followers, led last year's push to change Nebraska's electoral system, and spoke at a rally on April 9, 2024.
- UVU officials said the bullet was fired from the Losee Center, about 200 feet from Kirk who collapsed inside a tented gazebo as video showed and classes were canceled.
- That commentary prompted backlash, with MSNBC's Katy Tur and Matthew Dowd facing calls for firing, while Gov. Jim Pillen said `Charlie stood fearlessly, not only for his own beliefs, but for engagement and debate`.
- The shooting amplifies national debate on political violence, with a Foundation of Individual Rights and Expression poll finding 15% and 19% of American college students accept violence to shut down speech.
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Photos show Charlie Kirk's rise from a young conservative upstart to a powerful member of Trump's inner circle
US right-wing activist Charlie Kirk (R) speaks on stage with President Donald Trump at America Fest 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 22, 2024. Right-wing youth activist and influencer Charlie Kirk, a major ally of President Donald Trump, was shot dead on September 10, 2025 in a murder that sparked fears of more political violence in an increasingly febrile United States. Trump confirmed on social media that Kirk, 31, had died from his injur…
The shooter was 182 meters away. New images show the killer's exact point of view when Charlie Kirk was shot dead. Shortly after firing the shot, the perpetrator fled across rooftops towards a residential area - he is now being hunted by the FBI.
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