# Charlie Kirk's family prepares lawsuit over campus shooting

> Notice of claim alleges Utah Valley University's security failures enabled the conservative activist's 2025 assassination.
- Title: Charlie Kirk's family prepares lawsuit over campus shooting
- Summary: Notice of claim alleges Utah Valley University's security failures enabled the conservative activist's 2025 assassination. The Kirk family alleges that Utah…
- Keywords: charlie kirk, utah valley university, turning point usa, orem, utah, campus shooting, wrongful death, jeffrey long, astrid tuminez, tyler robinson, security failures, lawsuit
- Source: ABC News — https://abcnews.com/US/charlie-kirks-family-signals-intent-sue-alleging-stunning/story?id=136473715
- Author: ABC News
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- Topics: charlie kirk, utah valley university, turning point usa, orem, utah, campus shooting, wrongful death, jeffrey long, astrid tuminez, tyler robinson, security failures, lawsuit
## Family signals lawsuit over Kirk death
Charlie Kirk's family filed a notice of claim alleging Utah Valley University's failures led to his on-campus assassination in September 2025.
## Shot by rooftop sniper at event
Kirk was fatally shot while speaking to 3,000 people at an outdoor event. The gunman fired from a campus building rooftop.
## Event came with known risks
The notice cited recent political violence, including Trump's 2024 attempted assassination by a rooftop sniper and attacks on other political figures.
## University rendered Kirk helpless
The family alleges stunning failures and reckless decisions created a foreseeable danger that could have been avoided with reasonable planning.

> Through a series of stunning failures and reckless decisions, the UVU Parties created a foreseeable danger to Charlie.
## No meaningful risk assessment done
The notice alleges the university failed to assess risks before approving the outdoor location and assigned only six campus police officers.
## Surveillance footage not monitored live
Video shown at a hearing captured someone running across the roof to a sniper's pad. Real-time monitoring could have prevented the death.

> If such footage had been monitored in real-time, Kirk's tragic death could have been avoided.
## Turning Point warned about roof access
The student group texted police chief Jeffrey Long about rooftop access near Kirk's location. Long replied, "I got you covered."

> I got you covered
## Shooter fired from 415 feet away
Tyler Robinson allegedly fired from the Losee Center roof, not the Sorensen Center that Turning Point had flagged as a concern.
## Trump assassination should have warned them
The notice states the rooftop shooter risk should have been top-of-mind given Trump's attempted assassination by a rooftop sniper the previous year.

> The risk of a rooftop shooter should have been especially top-of-mind given the attempted assassination of President Trump
## Claim targets university and officials
Expected defendants include Utah Valley University, the state, the police department, Chief Long, and former president Astrid Tuminez.
## Family seeks justice and accountability
The claim preserves the right of Kirk's wife, two young children, and estate to pursue accountability for his preventable murder.

> His murder was entirely preventable and, in fact, would not have happened had the State of Utah and UVU followed through
## Police chief admitted failure
Chief Long said he coordinated with Kirk's security team but acknowledged, "Unfortunately, today we didn't" have bases covered.

> You try to get your bases covered and, unfortunately, today we didn't. Because of that, we have this tragic incident.
## University ordered independent review
UVU announced a third-party review of the shooting to offer insights on how campuses can improve response and preparedness going forward.
## Key takeaway

The Kirk family alleges that Utah Valley University ignored specific warnings about rooftop access and failed to implement basic security measures that could have prevented the assassination.