‘All it takes is one lunatic’: Eyewitness describes moment Charlie Kirk shot in neck at Utah speaking event
Witness to Charlie Kirk shooting says there were no metal detectors at event
- Charlie Kirk was fatally shot on Wednesday at an outdoor event on the Utah Valley University campus in Orem.
- Bystander video shows Kirk, 31, being shot in the neck while speaking from a tent-like booth, with blood visible from the wound.
- Eyewitness Justin Hicken noted the absence of metal detectors at the event, which drew an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 attendees.
- Hicken described the chaotic scene after the shot, with people dropping to the floor and fleeing for safety.
- Emergency services and a SWAT team responded to the incident, and the campus will remain closed until further notice.