Charlie Kirk assassination: The security failures alleged by his family, explained
The potential civil case is separate from the criminal prosecution of Tyler Robinson, who is accused of shooting Kirk from the roof of the university's student resource center.
The family of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has accused Utah Valley University (UVU) and Utah officials of failing to take basic security precautions before Kirk was fatally shot at a campus event on September 10, 2025. The family alleges a series of "reckless decisions" left Kirk exposed to a rooftop shooter, including concerns over rooftop access, police staffing, surveillance, screening, perimeter security, and emergency medical response.
UVU has acknowledged receiving the notice but has not accepted the family's allegations, stating it will address the matter through its established legal processes. The most significant issue raised by the family concerns access to rooftops overlooking the event, with the family alleging that despite warnings, university police failed to control access to the rooftop from which Kirk was eventually shot.
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