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Charlie Kirk's family blames Utah officials for his death
Legal notice alleges security failures at university event where conservative activist was shot and killed.
In brief
Legal notice alleges security failures at university event where conservative activist was shot and killed. Kirk's family claims Utah Valley University failed to secure the outdoor event despite known threats and warnings about rooftop shooters. Originally reported by BBC News.
Family accuses officials of failures
Charlie Kirk's family filed a legal notice claiming Utah Valley University and state officials made reckless decisions that led to his 2025 assassination.
Shot during campus event
Kirk, 31, was speaking to thousands at a Turning Point USA event when a gunman positioned on a roof shot and killed him.
Event security was inadequate
The notice alleges the outdoor event wasn't properly secured or monitored, with Kirk surrounded by tall buildings and elevated platforms.
“Placing a politically controversial figure like Charlie Kirk in an outdoor event in the quad surrounded by tall buildings and other elevated observation platforms is accurately described as walking him into a fishbowl”
Multiple security lapses cited
The family claims the university failed to conduct security assessments, assign enough officers, or have an ambulance on site.
Rooftop warnings were ignored
Officials ignored warnings about securing rooftops despite Trump's attempted assassination by a rooftop shooter the previous year.
Suspect faces death penalty
Tyler Robinson, 23, denies aggravated murder and six other charges. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.
What matters most
Kirk's family claims Utah Valley University failed to secure the outdoor event despite known threats and warnings about rooftop shooters.
