Charlie Kirk was killed by a single bullet fired from a Mauser 98 bolt-action hunting rifle chambered in .30-06 caliber. The shot struck him in the neck while he was speaking at Utah Valley University. The bullet was fired from a scoped rifle positioned on a rooftop about 142 yards away. The suspect used a hunting rifle rather than a semi-automatic firearm, and the bullet casing and live rounds recovered had inscriptions referencing online memes and video games, including messages like "Hey fascist! Catch!".