Charlie Kirk's last words before he was shot and killed at a Utah Valley University event were during a discussion about gun violence in America. When asked by an audience member about how many transgender Americans had been mass shooters over the last 10 years, Kirk responded "too many," which drew cheers from the crowd. After being told the number was five, the audience member then asked Kirk how many mass shootings had happened in the US in that same period. Kirk replied with his final words, "Counting or not counting gang violence?" just seconds before a sniper's bullet hit him in the neck. He was rushed to the hospital but died soon afterwards.
The shooting happened at an event called "The American Comeback Tour," where Kirk was engaged in a "Prove Me Wrong" debate, inviting students to challenge his views. The shot was reportedly fired from a nearby rooftop.
Thus, Charlie Kirk's final spoken words were directly related to the issue of gun violence and mass shootings in the US.
