Charlie Kirk's death raises questions on security at political events

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Just 8 days aft addressing a packed assemblage successful Visalia, the outspoken blimpish activistic Charlie Kirk was fatally changeable during a halt connected his nationalist assemblage circuit successful Utah.

Kirk, the CEO of Turning Point USA, was speaking astatine Utah Valley University arsenic portion of his Prove Me Wrong tour, a bid of unfastened forums aimed astatine fostering statement connected assemblage campuses.

The shooting occurred connected Wednesday day and is being investigated arsenic a politically motivated assassination.

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Clovis autochthonal Matthew Gee, who worked alongside Kirk for much than 2 years astatine Turning Point USA, described the antheral immoderate accidental was the aboriginal of the GOP.

"I've ne'er seen him look truthful strong, truthful rooted, truthful passionate, truthful happy," Gee said. "I deliberation this was highest Charlie."

Gee says Kirk's information item included erstwhile Secret Service agents and U.S. Marines.

"I've ne'er not felt harmless astatine a Turning Point USA event," helium added.

Kirk's caller quality astatine Visalia First Church drew thousands, including pupil journalists from Fresno State.

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Anahid Valencia, News Editor for The Collegian, covered the lawsuit and described the trouble she experienced entering the venue. A crisp opposition to the country that played retired successful Utah connected Wednesday.

"There was a ton of information there. You weren't allowed to spell successful and out. You had to get afloat checked," Valencia said.

Jazmin Alvarado, Editor-in-Chief of The Collegian, says information is simply a apical interest for pupil reporters erstwhile covering breaking quality events astir the Central Valley.

"Whoever is determination has to marque definite they're successful a harmless place, wherever they tin halt and telephone myself and the quality exertion to fto america cognize what's going on," Alvarado explained.

Gee is present reflecting connected Kirk's legacy.

"Charlie Kirk was a existent American patriot who loved his country, loved God, loved his household and would combat for that each azygous day," helium said.

The manhunt for the suspected shooter is inactive underway and the probe is inactive ongoing.

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