# 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.
- Title: Charlie Kirk's family blames Utah officials for his death
- Summary: Legal notice alleges security failures at university event where conservative activist was shot and killed. Kirk's family claims Utah Valley University…
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- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwzrz4xmknjgo
- Published: 2026-09-16T15:33:19.852+00:00
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- Topics: charlie kirk, utah valley university, turning point usa, utah, tyler robinson, campus shooting, security failures, legal notice, assassination, news, world
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Kirk's family claims Utah Valley University failed to secure the outdoor event despite known threats and warnings about rooftop shooters.