Attendees at the event where Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday said they were surprised there wasn’t a heavier security presence given the controversy surrounding the conservative activist.

Kirk was killed by a single gunshot wound to the neck during an outdoor debate-style event at Utah Valley University.

The shooter, who as of Thursday morning remained at large, fired from the roof of a building about 200 yards from where Kirk was sitting under a tent in an outdoor amphitheater.

Emma Pitts, a reporter covering the event for Deseret News, told a colleague that she wasn’t subjected to any security checks before entering the part of campus where Kirk was speaking.

She said she was surprised not to be searched considering how controversial Kirk is.

“There’s a part of me tha

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