Charlie Kirk has been shot in the neck at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem.
The conservative firebrand, 31, was speaking to students when someone opened fire at the school on Wednesday, according to multiple reports.
Horrific footage of the incident shared on social media showed Kirk’s neck violently snapping back after a shot rang out.
Someone is in custody following the shooting, according to an alert sent to students.
‘A single shot was fired on campus toward a visiting speaker. Police are investigating now, suspect in custody,’ an alert from UVU said, according to the Deseret News.
Kirk published a post on X just minutes before reports of the shooting emerged.
‘WE. ARE. SO. BACK,’ Kirk wrote at 2.23pm EST.
‘Utah Valley University is FIRED UP and READY for the first stop back on the American Comeback Tour.’
The event was the first in Kirk’s ‘Great American Comeback Tour.’
A petition signed by 7,000 people called for him to be banned from campus.
Vice President JD Vance took to social media to ask for prayers for Kirk.
‘Say a prayer for Charlie Kirk, a genuinely good guy and a young father,’ Vance wrote.
Republican Utah senator Mike Lee said: ‘I am tracking the situation at Utah Valley University closely. Please join me in praying for Charlie Kirk and the students gathered there.’
Right-wing pundit Candace Owens also reacted to the shooting.
She wrote: ‘Everyone please stop what you are doing and pray for Charlie Kirk. Please.’
‘Pray for Charlie Kirk,’ added fellow conservative pundit Michael Knowles.
Kirk is married and has two children.
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