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(NewsNation) — A witnesser to the Charlie Kirk shooting, Tom Johnson, was positioned "directly successful beforehand of" Kirk astatine the Utah Valley University Turning Point USA lawsuit with his woman erstwhile helium heard a "very large crack."
Johnson told "NewsNation Now" that helium recognized the sound and instantly knew it was a gunshot: "I'm erstwhile military, and arsenic a hunter, I knew."
Johnson described the "horrendous" situation successful the aftermath of the shooting, saying helium was knocked to the crushed arsenic radical scrambled to instrumentality shelter.
Johnson said helium initially feared the worst, reasoning helium mightiness beryllium successful the mediate of idiosyncratic shooting into the assemblage portion helium and his woman took screen successful a adjacent building.
Johnson stated that the shooting occurred adjacent to erstwhile the lawsuit started, amid a statement betwixt Kirk and an attendee astir the LGBTQ individuality of the shooter successful the caller Minneapolis schoolhouse shooting.
Johnson said helium believes the changeable came from acold away, "not similar an up adjacent pistol shot, much similar a further backmost rifle."
Johnson besides explained that determination was a "fairly ample protesting group" astatine the lawsuit and that they were being "vile with their connection and actions" towards Kirk and attendees.
President Donald Trump announced Kirk's passing connected social media: “The Great, and adjacent Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead."
