Charlie Kirk’s family has accused the Utah Valley University and state officials of “stunning failures and reckless decisions” that they say led to the conservative activist’s 2025 assassination during a campus event. In a legal notice, lawyers for the family say Kirk’s Turning Point USA event at the university campus was not properly secured or
PROVO, Utah — A Utah judge will decide Tuesday if there’s enough evidence to put the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk on trial for aggravated murder, which would make him eligible for the death penalty. The hearing in state court comes after prosecutors in July spent five days presenting what they said was “overwhelming”
The family of Kirk, a 31-year-old father of two, issued a statement to local media ahead of Monday’s proceedings, which are scheduled to last until Friday. “Charlie was a beloved husband, son, brother, friend and father,” said Kirk’s widow, Erika, his parents, Robert and Kathryn, and his sister, Mary. “Each court proceeding serves as a
