who was shot

The person who was shot is Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative political activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA. He was fatally shot while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University (UVU) on September 10, 2025. The shooting occurred during his "American Comeback Tour" as he addressed a crowd, and he was struck by a single shot to the neck fired by a shooter on a rooftop about 200 yards away. Kirk was 31 years old when he died after undergoing emergency surgery. Authorities have been actively searching for the shooter, who was described as a college-aged individual dressed in black. The incident shocked the nation, and there has been widespread condemnation of the attack.