Conservative activist and Trump supporter Charlie Kirk was shot during a debate at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, around 12:10 p.m., AP News reported Wednesday. His condition is unknown, and a suspect is in custody.
“What we know currently is that Charlie Kirk was about 20 minutes into his presentation when we heard shots fired from a nearby building and to the best of our knowledge he was hit and taken with his security team away from the premises, and the courtyard was cleared,” a UVU spokeswoman told CNBC.
Videos on social media show Kirk, 31, speaking to a large crowd of students outdoors as a gunshot is heard in the distance and Kirk is visibly impacted while he’s speaking beneath a tent. The event was part of his latest speaking tour, during which Kirk would debate student