MISSOULA — Charlie Kirk's assassination at Utah Valley University Wednesday afternoon has drawn attention to college campus safety and security.

Kirk's college campus tour through his organization, Turning Point USA, made a stop in September 2024 at the University of Montana. UM officials address security measures following Charlie Kirk's assassination

Kirk joined then U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy for a discussion at UM. He also set up a tent on the Oval to speak with students.

"We were just thinking about how crazy that someone that spoke here is now dead, which is very morbid and hard to talk about," Nazar Shostak, a UM freshman, said.

Kirk was scheduled to visit Montana State University in Bozeman next month. He was considered a controversial conservative activist, but his view

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