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Charlie Kirk, the founder and president of Turning Point USA, died on September 10, 2025 56. He was fatally shot during a speaking event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah 4912. News organizations including Reuters, The Guardian, and PBS NewsHour reported that the 31-year-old activist was killed by a sniper 61112. Fact-checking sites like Snopes and PolitiFact have verified his death and addressed related misinformation 45. Research and academic studies have since examined the public response to his murder and its impact on the political landscape 810.