Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was shot in the neck at Utah Valley University in Orem on September 10th, 2025, around 6:40 PM UTC, while three students remain in critical condition following a shooting at Evergreen High School in Jefferson County, Colorado, as confirmed by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced via X (formerly Twitter) at approximately 8:45 PM UTC that three individuals from Evergreen High School were transported to the hospital in critical condition. This update followed an earlier confirmation from the Sheriff's Office around 7:47 PM UTC that two students had been shot and were en route to medical facilities. Eyewitnesses at the Utah Valley University event described a scene of panic after shots were fired, with one reporting Kirk sustained a neck injury. The identity of the perpetrator and the specific circumstances surrounding Kirk's shooting remain unclear. Separately, a social media post on X from user @Vk_Preacher at 11:29 PM UTC presented a narrative titled "The Nomad Attempts to Assassinate Donald J. Trump," without providing further verifiable details on any specific event or individuals. The previous reporting window, from 7:32 PM UTC to 7:47 PM UTC, had indicated at least three students were critically injured at Evergreen High School. Media staging areas were established at Evergreen Lake by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
