Charlie Kirk shot dead at UVU event: Influential activist was dad of 2, founder of Turning Point USA | 10 Sept 2025 | Influential conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated Wednesday during a campus speaking event in Utah. He was 31. Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA, was a close ally of President Trump and a powerful surrogate and adviser to his political movement. Trump, 79, announced Kirk’s death in a post on Truth Social… Kirk was shot by a sniper shortly after noon local time while taking questions from attendees during a well-attended outdoor event on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem. No one was immediately in custody in connection with the murder.