{"id":99499,"date":"2026-09-16T12:21:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T12:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/charlie-kirks-family-says-reckless-decisions-by-utah-officials-led-to-his-assassination\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T12:21:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T12:21:26","slug":"charlie-kirks-family-says-reckless-decisions-by-utah-officials-led-to-his-assassination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/charlie-kirks-family-says-reckless-decisions-by-utah-officials-led-to-his-assassination\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Kirk&#8217;s family says &#8220;reckless decisions&#8221; by Utah officials led to his assassination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Charlie Kirk&#8217;s family blamed Utah officials for failing to prevent the conservative activist&#8217;s <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/charlie-kirk-dies-shooting-utah\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">assassination<\/a><\/span> at a state university, in a wrongful death notice announced Wednesday that presages a possible lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p> Attorneys for the family said Kirk&#8217;s death resulted from a string of &#8220;reckless decisions&#8221; by officials at Utah Valley University that left him exposed to a rooftop sniper, who <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/charlie-kirk-shot-utah-turning-point-usa\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">fired a fatal shot<\/a><\/span> from more than 400 feet away on Sept. 10, 2025. The university has faced harsh criticism for a lack of key safety measures on the day of the shooting.<\/p>\n<p> Kirk, 31, had been debating students in an outdoor courtyard surrounded by tall buildings and with several thousand people in attendance. An Associated Press review following the shooting showed the campus in Orem did not use several public safety practices that have become standard safeguards at events around the country.<\/p>\n<p> Campus police staffing was far below recommended levels for a school of that size. They also did not fly a drone to monitor rooftops or coordinate with local law enforcement to secure the event attended by about 3,000 people. There were no bag checks or metal detectors.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;The risk of a rooftop shooter should have been especially top-of-mind given the attempted assassination of President Trump, Charlie Kirk&#8217;s close friend and political ally, by a rooftop shooter the previous year,&#8221; Kirk family attorney D. Loren Washburn wrote in the notice to state and university officials.<\/p>\n<p> The document, dated Sept. 9, a day before the one-year anniversary of Kirk&#8217;s death, is a required step under state law before his family can file a formal claim or lawsuit. It names the university and its then-president, Astrid Tuminez; the campus police department and its chief, Jeffrey Long; and the state of Utah.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to CBS News on Wednesday, the university said: &#8220;We are aware of the notice of claim. UVU addresses legal matters consistent with our established processes. Our focus remains on supporting our campus community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Utah Attorney General&#8217;s Office said it does not comment on potential litigation.<\/p>\n<p> Attorneys for Kirk&#8217;s family alleged additional lapses by officials, including not conducting an adequate risk assessment before approving the event, failing to establish a secure perimeter and having no first responders immediately available, resulting in Kirk being taken to a nearby hospital in a private vehicle rather than an ambulance after he was shot.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;Situation that rendered Mr. Kirk helpless&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Tragically, the UVU Parties took none of these safety measures &#8211; steps only they had the authority to take &#8211; resulting in a situation that rendered Mr. Kirk helpless before his assassin,&#8221; Washburn wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Long said after the shooting that six of his officers staffed the event and coordinated with Kirk&#8217;s eight-person private security team. The school said it was expanding its police force following the shooting.<\/p>\n<p> Utah resident <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/charlie-kirk-shooting-tyler-robinson-charges-court-hearing-utah\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Tyler Robinson<\/a><\/span> turned himself in a day after Kirk&#8217;s killing. Prosecutors say he told his romantic partner that he &#8220;had enough of his (Kirk&#8217;s) hatred.&#8221; The state of Utah argued Robinson\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/charlie-kirk-was-targeted-for-his-politics-prosecutors-say-bullet-engraving-shows\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">targeted Kirk because of his political beliefs<\/a><\/span>, and knowing that children were present and would witness the shooting.<\/p>\n<p> Robinson is charged with aggravated murder, making him eligible for the death penalty if convicted. A judge on Sept. 1 <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/tyler-robinson-charlie-kirk-murder-trial-ruling\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">ordered the case to proceed<\/a><\/span> toward trial. A date has not yet been set.<\/p>\n<p> Prosecutors during a preliminary hearing in July presented what they characterized as overwhelming evidence against Robinson. That includes surveillance video of Robinson on the campus, DNA tests linking him to a rifle found near the assassination site and a handwritten note he allegedly left for his romantic partner that read, &#8220;I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I took it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> Kirk&#8217;s parents, Robert and Kathryn Kirk, and widow, Erika Kirk, attended the hearings.<\/p>\n<p> State law allows heirs or personal representatives of people who die to file lawsuits seeking damages if the death was caused by a wrongful act or negligence. The notice from Kirk&#8217;s family did not specify what damages they may seek.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk and the organization he co-founded, Turning Point USA,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/charlie-kirk-shooting-utah-university-republicans-8357c3d102de09e3320fde761258131a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">galvanized the conservative youth vote<\/a>\u00a0to help President Trump win a second term. At a\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-charlie-kirk-presidential-medal-of-freedom\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Presidential Medal of Freedom<\/a><\/span>\u00a0award ceremony on what would have been Kirk&#8217;s 32nd birthday, Mr. Trump credited the political activist with helping him win a\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/exit-polls-2024-presidential-election\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">greater share<\/a><\/span>\u00a0of the under-30 vote in the most recent presidential race.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk&#8217;s widow, Erika Kirk, said during his memorial service that she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/erika-kirk-says-she-forgives-her-husbands-killer\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">forgives Robinson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At a\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/erika-kirk-cbs-news-town-hall-highlights\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">December CBS News town hall<\/a><\/span>, Erika Kirk was asked if she had any words for the accused killer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nothing. I have nothing to say to you. Nothing,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>She added that there&#8217;s a difference between forgiving someone and still wanting justice. &#8220;We serve a just God, and I rest easy in knowing that. He&#8217;s sovereign, but he&#8217;s just. 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