Source: TMZ
Newly-obtained video appears to show the man authorities say shot and killed Charlie Kirk walking towards the campus of Utah Valley University (UVU), hours before the assassination.
The video, which was obtained by TMZ, appears to show Tyler Robinson walking through a neighborhood in Orem, Utah, near the grounds of the school. Robinson is shown wearing sunglasses, shorts and a maroon t-shirt.
In previously-reported video which was shot a few hours later, a man believed to be Robinson is seen walking through the neighborhood wearing a black t-shirt with an American flag on it.
The newly-obtained video was shot at 8:07 a.m., over four hours before Robinson allegedly pulled the trigger. The other footage of him with different clothes was filmed around 11:49 a.m.
Click here to see the footage on TMZ.com.
Turning Point USA says campus chapter requests surge to over 32,000 after Kirk’s assassination
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during an event Thursday in Utah. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via Reuters)
Turning Point USA has seen a massive surge in inquiries for new college chapters as the organization works to advance Charlie Kirk’s vision following his assassination last week.
Andrew Kolvet, executive producer of The Charlie Kirk Show, said Sunday that in the past 48 hours, Turning Point USA (TPUSA) has received more than 32,000 inquiries from people wanting to start new campus chapters.
“To put that in perspective, TPUSA currently has 900 official college chapters and around 1,200 high school chapters, with a presence of 3,500 total,” Kolvet, who is also a TPUSA spokesman, wrote on X.
Read the full piece about Turning Point USA by Amanda Macias
A New Jersey nurse who reported a doctor who allegedly “cheered and celebrated” Charlie Kirk’s assassination “is about to be fired,” her lawyer said in a lawsuit filed on Friday.
Lexi Kuenzle, 33, a nurse at Englewood Health, filed suit Friday against the hospital, Dr. Matthew Jung and others for the incident that allegedly occurred “in front of patients and staff.”
“She had the audacity to question how Dr. Jung can comply with the Hippocratic Oath’s and the American Medical Association’s Code of Medical Ethics while celebrating the murder of a non-violent Christian speaker who was on a college campus,” Kunezle’s attorney John Coyle said in the complaint. ,
Dr. Jung then allegedly “offered to ‘buy lunch’ for the nursing staff that he offended,” the lawsuit states.
Kuenzle reported Wednesday’s incident to management and posted about it on social media when she got home, she told the New York Post.
“You’re a doctor. How could you say someone deserved to die?” she recalled saying in response. “It was mind-blowing to me. I was so angry and upset.”
Following her complaint, the nurse claimed she was suspended without pay while an investigation took place.
The complaint claims the hospital violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination due to their knowledge of Kuenzle’s Christian faith, retaliated againsther, violated the Conscientious Employee Protection Act and created a hostile work environment. Kuenzle is demanding a jury trial, and is seeking unspecified monetary damages.
This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News’ Pilar Arias
Charlie Kirk’s suspected assassin is being held in a “special housing unit,” following his arrest on Thursday, Utah police announced.
The Utah County Sheriff’s Department offered details on suspect Tyler Robinson’s detention on Sunday. He said detainees are often put under special watch depending on the circumstances of their arrest.
“Robinson is being housed in our special housing unit so that we can keep a close eye on him. He will remain on a special watch status until cleared by mental health, which may take several days. After cleared by mental health, he will proceed through our classification process to determine the appropriate housing area. He will continue to be monitored by mental, medical, and custody staff throughout the duration of his stay,” the sheriff’s department said in a statement.
The statement added that detainees are placed under special watch if they have displayed violent behavior or other behavioral issues, as well as if they made suicidal comments during their arrest. Those arrested for certain crimes are also placed under the precaution.
A spokesperson for the sheriff’s department said they had not been made “specifically aware” of Robinson making any suicidal comments.
Comedian Jay Leno called the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk the “death of free speech” during an interview on Wednesday, denouncing the fatal shooting.
“It’s not a random shooting. I mean, it’s the death of free speech, to think that you are so illiterate and so stupid you can’t answer verbally, and you have to shoot somebody with a gun to ‘win the argument,’” Leno said during an appearance on the “Tim Conway Jr. Show.”
Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday while speaking during a campus event at Utah Valley University.
“When I was in school, lively debate was unbelievable, to have the SDS, the Students for Democratic Society, debate somebody else,” Leno continued. “I can remember when James Baldwin debated William F. Buckley at Oxford University, it was just fascinating.”
“This is a political assassination of a man who I didn’t necessarily agree with, but I certainly enjoyed listening to. Because, ‘Oh, I didn’t know that, okay’ — and I didn’t have to agree on everything,” Leno said. “I mean, we’re at a point in this country where, if you don’t agree with everybody on everything, you take out a gun, and you shoot them?”
Leno lamented, “especially on a college campus.”
He also brought up the Kent State shootings in 1970, when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and injured several others while protesting the Vietnam War.
Host Tim Conway said that watching a good debate was like watching a boxing match and should be entertaining for both sides.
Leno agreed and added, “And a lot of times, when you watch something by Charlie Kirk, it might enforce your own beliefs more, or it might change your mind.”
“But at least it gets you thinking,” Leno said. “At least you’re thinking about what’s going on.”
Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen paid tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk during Friday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants by wearing a hat on the mound that featured Kirk’s name alongside a cross.
Treinen, who speaks openly about his faith, came into the Dodgers’ game in the ninth inning, and fans noticed that the pitcher had a message written on his cap.
“Charlie Kirk,” the inscription on his hat read. A cross was also prominently featured.
Kirk, 31, was assassinated Wednesday during a campus event at Utah Valley University. The married father of two was struck by a single bullet and later pronounced dead. Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah resident, was arrested as a suspect in the killing.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox stated during a press conference Friday morning that a family member of Robinson’s contacted a family friend, who then reached out to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office “with information that Robinson had confessed to them or implied that he had committed the incident.”
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, rejected the idea that far-left rhetoric led to conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing, defending her right to refer to President Donald Trump as “wannabe Hitler.”
Kirk’s death has sparked a nationwide conversation about political violence, particularly whether referring to one’s opposition as “fascist” or “Hitler” encourages unstable radicals to target them in lone wolf attacks. According to law enforcement reports, bullet casings found near where Kirk was killed were inscribed with anti-fascist messages.
Since the July 2024 assassination attempt on Trump, Republicans have accused members of the media and Democratic opponents of fueling violence by repeatedly comparing him to the Nazi leader.
Crockett, however, argued during her Friday appearance on the “The Breakfast Club” that it is actually Trump who has fostered a culture of political violence. While she denounced political violence, she also condemned Republicans for “presuming that [the assassin] is somebody that came from our side of the aisle.”
“Even if it came from someone on our side of the aisle, let’s assume the worst, OK, so let’s talk about it,” she said. “Let’s talk about what ‘radicalized’ him.”
She went on to point the finger at Trump.
“So, we’ve got to talk about like what it means when you’re running for president, or you’re running for one of these higher offices, and you go out there and you talk about beating people up, you go out there and you say things like, ‘I could shoot somebody in the middle of the street in New York and I could still win,'” she said.
“We got to talk about, like that, that is next level,” she said. “Me disagreeing with you, me calling you, you know, ‘wannabe Hitler,’ all those things are like, not necessarily saying, ‘Go out and hurt somebody.’ But when you’re literally telling people at rallies, ‘Yeah, beat them up’ and that kind of stuff, you are promoting a culture of violence.”
