On Wednesday, Sept. 10, Charlie Kirk, cofounder and executive director of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), was assassinated during an event at Utah Valley University.
Kirk was on the campus speaking at his American Comeback Tour, when he was shot in the neck by an unknown assailant from the roof of a building an estimated 200 yards away.
Kirk succumbed to his gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the hospital at the age of 31.
The morning of her husband’s death, Erika, Kirk’s wife of four years, posted Psalm 46:1 on X: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Not long after her post, Kirk was assassinated in front of a crowd of college students.
Psalm 46:1 – God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
— Erika Kirk (@MrsErikaKirk) September 10, 2025
Kirk is survived by his wife and two children. The Kirks’ children are both under the age of 3.
Charlie Kirk’s Pastor Pays Tribute to His Friend
Kirk’s pastor, Rob McCoy shared a messaged with ChurchLeaders that he posted on social media.
McCoy, who the pastor emeritus at Godspeak Calvary Chapel in Newbury Park, California, and serves as co-chair at TPUSA, shared that he prefers to be known as Kirk’s “friend and greatest fan.”
“My friend Charlie Kirk was murdered today by a coward,” McCoy said. “His life will be remembered for many wonderful things.”
“He built it all with the power of the spoken word,” McCoy continued. “He never used violence but was threatened every day with violence by those who couldn’t contend with logic and truth and now they have done to my friend what evil always does; it takes away life.”
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Kirk’s pastor emphasized that “Charlie did not die however but instead he has begun to truly live. His life was secured eternally by His Savior Jesus Christ.”
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