Apparently, Charlie Kirk was in the middle of answering questions about mass shootings — and in particular, transgender shooters — when he was shot in the neck today at his event in Utah.
Someone in the audience asked Kirk how many transgender shooters there have been in the last ten years, and he gave them an answer — “Too many.”
He then asked how many mass shootings there have been in the United States over the last ten years, to which Kirk questioned, “Counting or not counting gang violence?”
The audience member started to ask Kirk a third question — and, that’s when the gunshot rang out.
You can watch the video from right before the shooting here for yourself:
🚨 #BREAKING: New video shows the last question Charlie Kirk took from the crowd before he was shot. He was asked about transgender mass shooters in the US. pic.twitter.com/LcRI1AOwte
— Luke Brenner (@TheLukeReport) September 10, 2025
An eyewitness confirmed to CNN:
What Kirk was talking about: “A kid came up and he asked a question about how many transgender shooters there were, and Charlie gave him another comment. And then he asked one more question, and so the question was about shooters. And before Charlie Kirk could pick up the mic again, that’s when the shot happened,” Terry recounted for CNN.
Rep. Chaffetz, who was at the event, also spoke to Fox News about the last question Charlie Kirk was asked before he was shot:
🚨🚨🚨NEWS: Charlie Kirk had just answered a question on transgender mass shooters when a shot rang out. From videos now online, which I will not post, he was clearly struck on the left side of his neck and fell to his left. His security team rushed him away for help. Former Rep.… pic.twitter.com/c61wNqYqeA
— Plein Crazy (@PleinCrazy) September 10, 2025
NEWS: Charlie Kirk had just answered a question on transgender mass shooters when a shot rang out. From videos now online, which I will not post, he was clearly struck on the left side of his neck and fell to his left. His security team rushed him away for help. Former Rep. Chaffetz said there was a light police presence at the event and Charlie had a small security team, but there were no security checks to enter the area.
Coincidence?
A suspect is currently in custody and appears to be an old white man.
More on that here:
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