OREM, Utah (ABC4) — A witness who was only about 20 feet away from Charlie Kirk when he was shot and killed shared her traumatizing experience, sharing that at first, she thought it was a prank and that she feared for her life.

Charlie Kirk was a conservative influencer and co-founder of Turning Point USA. He was appearing at UVU as part of his American Comeback Tour earlier Wednesday, September 10. The event was hosted by the UVU chapter of Turning Point USA. At around 12:20 p.m., a single shot rang out, and Kirk was shot and killed.

Leland Osterhout was at the event, and she told ABC4.com that she was the second person back from the barricade, about 20 feet from Kirk. "We were eight minutes into the Q&A when he got shot," she stated. She said that Kirk was answering the second question

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