THE SHORT VIDEO OF THE KILLING OF Charlie Kirk

What is known

1. Who Charlie Kirk was
Charlie Kirk was a prominent conservative activist, co-founder of Turning Point USA.

2. When, where, and circumstances of the shooting

Date: September 10, 2025.

Location: Utah Valley University (UVU), Orem, Utah. He was speaking at a TPUSA event (“The American Comeback Tour”).

Time & setting: About 20 minutes into the event, he was addressing an audience of around 3,000.

He was speaking about mass shootings and was responding to a question about how many mass shooters there had been in America in the past 10 years, and whether that count included gang violence. His last words in that exchange were, “Counting or not counting gang violence?”

He was shot in the neck.

3. Death confirmed
He was taken to a nearby hospital (Timpanogos Regional Hospital) in critical condition and was pronounced dead later that afternoon. He was 31.

4. Suspect and arrest

The suspect is Tyler James Robinson, 22 years old.

He was arrested September 12, 2025.

Robinson lived in St. George, Utah. Before that, he attended Utah State University but dropped out after a semester.

He confessed to his father (after his father recognized him from released suspect photos), and then was encouraged to turn himself in.

5. Charges

He is being held on charges of aggravated murder, obstruction of justice, and felony discharge of a firearm.

What is not yet known / what remains under investigation

The motive is not yet clearly established. There are reports that Robinson may have held “leftist ideology,” but authorities have not confirmed a definite political motive.

Whether this was politically motivated, ideologically driven, or personal remains part of the investigation.

Details about planning: Was this premeditated? How was the suspect able to access the vantage point and weapon, etc.?

Full cooperation from Robinson: there are reports he is not cooperating with investigators beyond the confession to his father.
Impact / Reactions

The killing has deeply shocked many people across the U.S. political spectrum. There have been widespread condem­nations of political violence from both Republican and Democratic figures.

There is concern over rhetoric online escalating, especially with discussions of revenge, civil war, and increased polarization. Experts are warning about the risk that political discourse could become more violent.

Many are calling for cooler heads, urging that political disagreements should not be settled by violence