It’s the kind of thing that no one wants to be true. A single tweet from 2014 suddenly feels like it has found its way to the future. Eleven years ago, Charlie Kirk wrote, “Did I just get shot by an AR-15? Feels like it.”

Fast forward to September 10, 2025, and the conservative activist lay severely wounded at Utah Valley University. Kirk had just begun a debate for his Turning Point USA brand when gunfire erupted. Within seconds, the crowd of 3,000 was left confused about what had happened.

Eyewitness Emma Pitts, a reporter for Deseret News, told the BBC, “We all dropped to the ground, and I want to say we sat like that for about 30 to 45 seconds, and then everyone around us got up and started running.” The fear in her voice was enough for anyone to understand the seriousness.

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