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(NewsNation) — An eyewitness to the fatal shooting of blimpish activistic Charlie Kirk, 31, believes Utah Valley University "kind of failed him."
The Turning Point USA co-founder was announced dormant by President Donald Trump aft being changeable astatine an lawsuit connected field Wednesday.
Witnesses reported proceeding a azygous changeable being fired during the speaking event, hitting Kirk.
"Anyone could conscionable locomotion in. It was astir apt the worst spot connected campus, due to the fact that there's truthful galore areas wherever anyone tin conscionable locomotion in. Yeah, I would accidental the information level. I would accidental UVU benignant of failed him successful a way," the witnesser said to NewsNation section affiliate KTVX.
"I was astir apt 10 to 15 feet distant from Charlie Kirk, truthful beauteous adjacent to him. I don't cognize if I privation to picture it again, but it was pretty, beauteous traumatizing."
The eyewitness added that immoderate students celebrated pursuing the shooting of Kirk.
"I was with 1 of my bully friends, and arsenic soon arsenic the weapon went off, we some deed the floor, started praying. Everyone was screaming, and then, yeah, we got up, and we conscionable started running. ... I did spot a prime radical of students who stood up and cheered aft the fact, which was truly bittersweet to see," helium said.
Kirk leaves down his woman and 2 young children, a 3-year-old girl and 1-year-old son.
