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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Isabel Keane

Erika Kirk’s legal filing alleges glaring miss by campus police before husband Charlie’s assassination

The family of Charlie Kirk has filed a notice that they intend to sue Utah Valley University, claiming that a “series of stunning failures and reckless decisions” led to the conservative activist’s assassination during an event on campus last year.

People who worked for Kirk, the 31-year-old Turning Point USA founder, flagged rooftop access at a nearby building as a concern ahead of the September 10, 2025 speaking engagement, but the university’s chief of police told them they were “covered.”

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