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thewayneKirk, a conservative activist, was the founder of Turning Point USA and a regular speaker at colleges and universities. He would challenge people to debates and was good at turning said debates to conservative talking points.
The shooting happened not long after his talk began, his security rushed him to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The campus, Utah Valley University in Orem, went into lock-down and shelter in place. While one arrest was made on-site, that person was later released. The assassin is still at large at this time.
POTUS has ordered flags at the White House to half-mast and Mike Johnson a moment of silence in the House of Reps.
It is reported that the shooter was on the roof of a near-by building, about 200' away.
Tots and pears. It's hard for me to say that our political process should not devolve into violence when the party in power incites violence daily.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/live/charlie-kirk-shooting-live-updates-conservative-activist-shot-at-utah-valley-university-event-school-says-190606372.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/live-updates-shooting-charlie-kirk-event-utah-rcna230437
[Edit: the shooter was on top of the building 200 YARDS, not feet, away. I should have caught that. I believe the measured distance was 183 yards. The weapon was a bolt-action high-powered rifle, basically a hunting rifle. It was recovered a few hours after the murder, with the fired round still in the chamber.]
The shooting happened not long after his talk began, his security rushed him to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The campus, Utah Valley University in Orem, went into lock-down and shelter in place. While one arrest was made on-site, that person was later released. The assassin is still at large at this time.
POTUS has ordered flags at the White House to half-mast and Mike Johnson a moment of silence in the House of Reps.
It is reported that the shooter was on the roof of a near-by building, about 200' away.
Tots and pears. It's hard for me to say that our political process should not devolve into violence when the party in power incites violence daily.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/live/charlie-kirk-shooting-live-updates-conservative-activist-shot-at-utah-valley-university-event-school-says-190606372.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/live-updates-shooting-charlie-kirk-event-utah-rcna230437
[Edit: the shooter was on top of the building 200 YARDS, not feet, away. I should have caught that. I believe the measured distance was 183 yards. The weapon was a bolt-action high-powered rifle, basically a hunting rifle. It was recovered a few hours after the murder, with the fired round still in the chamber.]
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Date: 2025-09-14 03:18 am (UTC)Ah, yes indeed. I believe the actual distance was closer to 180 yards in the end. Definitely my bad, and I certainly know the distance between feet, yards, and meters.
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Date: 2025-09-14 10:37 am (UTC)