Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was shot at a university event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, multiple sources confirm to The Daily Wire.

Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, was shot during one of his signature events at the college campus in Orem, Utah. According to sources at the event, Kirk appeared to be hit in the neck area by a single gun shot. His condition is unknown.

A spokeswoman for the university said that the suspect fired at Kirk from about 200 yards away from a building called the Losee Center, the New York Times reported.

Reporters on the scene from local Deseret News say a suspect was taken into custody. The suspect appears to be an older white male, according to images from the scene. FBI Director Kash Patel said minutes after the attack that agents were on the way to the university.

Prayers poured in immediately for Kirk, who has emerged as a leading conservative voice and played a central role in President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign. Kirk has been a major figure in the conservative movement since founding Turning Point USA in 2012. The conservative commentator was well known for his campus speeches and debates with liberal students.

President Donald Trump called on all his supporters to pray for Kirk.

“We must all pray for Charlie Kirk, who has been shot. A great guy from top to bottom. GOD BLESS HIM!” Trump said.

“Say a prayer for Charlie Kirk, a genuinely good guy and a young father,” added Vice President JD Vance.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said that FBI and ATF agents were on the scene, adding, “PRAY FOR CHARLIE.”

Utah Governor Spencer Cox said that he was being briefed on “the violence directed at Charlie Kirk during his visit to Utah Valley University today.”

“Those responsible will be held fully accountable. Violence has no place in our public life. Americans of every political persuasion must unite in condemning this act. Our prayers are with Charlie, his family, and all those affected,” Cox added.

Others on social media also posted that they were praying for Kirk. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth posted, “Prayers for Charlie Kirk. An incredible Christian, American, and human being. May the healing hand of Jesus Christ be upon him.”

Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro wrote, “Pray for Charlie and all other innocents.”

Daily Wire host Matt Walsh added, “Charlie Kirk is a great man and a great fighter for the cause. Most importantly he’s a husband and a father. I’m praying for him and his family right now. Please do the same.”

Daily Wire host Michael Knowles also urged his followers to pray for Kirk.

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Newly-released emails suggest that Dr. Anthony Fauci went out of his way to hide information during the COVID-19 pandemic — and then lied about doing so when questioned about it by members of Congress.

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) shared screenshots of two separate emails, both of which contained information that Fauci apparently did not want to see the light of day — in both cases, Fauci had clearly instructed the recipient to “delete” the message once it had been read. Paul also shared a copy of a letter addressed to Fauci on September 9, referencing the emails in conjunction with his prior testimony — during which he claimed several times that he had not attempted to hide or delete any relevant information regarding the pandemic from Congress — and calling for him to testify again.

“Newly released emails show Fauci directed colleagues to ‘delete this after you read it’ — dating back to Feb. 2020,” Paul wrote. “He denied it under oath. These documents are now public, and Fauci will finally testify before Chairman Rand Paul.”

🚨BREAKING: Newly released emails show Fauci directed colleagues to “delete this after you read it”—dating back to Feb. 2020.

He denied it under oath. These documents are now public, and Fauci will finally testify before Chairman Rand Paul. pic.twitter.com/kHrUDjfRXI

— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) September 10, 2025

Paul included in the letter a list of documents that Fauci, 84, was to provide within two weeks, no later than 5 pm on September 23. In addition to emails, attachments, calls, texts, and voicemails, Paul requested all telephone numbers, messaging app usernames, and email addresses — whether government or private — that Fauci used between January 1, 2018, and January 1, 2023.

He followed the letter with additional X posts showing the emails in question.

“Freshly released emails expose another layer of the Fauci COVID Coverup. In April 2020, his staff flagged my post on NYC’s soaring death rate. Fauci’s reply? Call me ‘full of s**t,’ spin the numbers, and order your staff to ‘delete this after you read it.’ He knew the reckoning was eventually coming.”

The coverup began while the virus was barely on America’s radar. Just one day after the Feb. 1, 2020 Proximal Origins call, Fauci, Francis Collins, and Jeremy Farrar plotted how to “get ahead of the science and the narrative” under WHO.

Fauci ended with: “Please delete this… pic.twitter.com/lAVuPB8mZJ

— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) September 10, 2025

“The coverup began while the virus was barely on America’s radar,” Paul wrote on X. “Just one day after the Feb. 1, 2020 Proximal Origins call, Fauci, Francis Collins, and Jeremy Farrar plotted how to ‘get ahead of the science and the narrative’ under WHO. Fauci ended with: ‘Please delete this after you read it.'”