The student who asked Charlie Kirk a question moments before he was shot dead at a speaking event at Utah Valley University has broken his silence.
Kirk’s assassination has become a major talking point across the world following the fatal shooting on Wednesday. The conservative commentator cofounded Turning Point USA and had forged a reputation as one of the more popular personalities in the right-leaning factions of US politics.
The 31-year-old was speaking at a rally at Utah Valley University as part of his American Comeback tour on September 10. He was in the middle of answering a question regarding shootings in the US when a single gunshot rang out and he was struck in the neck by the bullet believed to have been fired from a shooter on the rooftop of a nearby campus building.
At the time of writing, the shooter has not been apprehended by authorities. Police arrested two suspects in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, but later released them.
The FBI yesterday released new footage of an individual jumping down from a rooftop and fleeing the scene, while a rifle and ammunition were found in nearby woodland.
