September 10, 2025 • 5 mins
Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old head of Turning Point USA, is shot during a speaking event at Utah Valley University in Orem, and a suspect is now in custody. Drew Nelson reports.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime Alert hourly update, Breaking crime news Now. I'm Drew
Nelson breaking now. Trump Ally. Charlie Kirk, the thirty one
year old head of Turning Point USA, is shot during
a speaking event at Utah Valley University in Orum. The
shooting took place about twenty minutes into his speech. By
Standers said Kirk was hit in the neck while answering
student questions. A UVU alert confirmed quote A single shot
(00:23):
was fired on campus toward a visiting speaker. Police are
investigating now suspect and custody. Video from the scene showed
students running as the shots rang out and Kirk being
rushed away by his security team. His condition remains unknown.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox posted on x quote those responsible
will be held fully accountable. Violence has no place in
our public life. Americans of every political persuasion must unite
(00:47):
in condemning this act. Our prayers are with Charlie, his family,
and all those affected. Utah Senator Mike Lee wrote quote,
please join me in praying for Charlie Kirk and the
students gathered there. Vice President Vance added on x quote,
say a prayer for Charlie Kirk, a genuinely good guy.
And a young father. FBI Director Cash Pattel said, quote,
we are closely monitoring reports of the tragic shooting involving
(01:10):
Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. Our thoughts are with Charlie,
his loved ones, and everyone involved. Agents will be on
the scene quickly, and the FBI stands in full support
of the ongoing response. Kirk himself had posted online only
moments before the attack, quote, we are so back. Utah
Valley University is fired up and ready for the first
(01:32):
stop on the American Comeback Tour. Charlie Kirk rose to
national prominence after co founding Turning Point USA in twenty twelve.
Has since built the group into a major conservative force
on campuses, created several offshoots, including Turning Point Action and
Turning Point Faith, and he hosts The Charlie Kirk Show.
He has been a strong supporter of President Trump and
(01:53):
has often spoken out on issues like critical race theory
and government mandates. On Wednesday, he was speaking under a
tent at the university courtyard as part of his American
Comeback Tour. Shots were fired from the top of a
nearby building about two hundred yards away. The campus went
into lockdown while police and federal agents swarmed the scene.
The investigation is ongoing, and this is a developing story.
(02:15):
Stay with Crime for the latest as it becomes available.
On Kirk's condition. More crime and justice news. After this
woman bites dog bystanders watch as a seventy year old
Orlando woman bites a pitbull to save her dog during
(02:36):
a brutal attack outside a grocery store. Shirley Passamanik was
leaving Plasa Tropical Supermarket on September one when the dog
charged her fourteen year old dog, Sparky.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
I get about fifty feet from the front door of
the store and there's a pitbull all over my dog.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
Passamane spoke to w E sh it is out of nowhere.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
Unpro bolted at us and I did everything I could
and I ended up on the ground. He stopped for
a second. I thought he was coming back at us.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
Surveillance video showed Passamanic, who weighs about ninety pounds, striking
with her cane and pulling with her hands. That's when
she says she bit the dog.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Then I heard somebody behind me say it, I got it.
I got him, I got him.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
The bite startled the pit pull long enough for a
man to grab its leash. I said, get your dog.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
I didn't see the guy. I didn't even see what
he looked like. He walks up, grabs the leash, and
walks away, and I never got to see who that was.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
The man walked off without checking on her or the
injured dog. The struggle left Passamanic bruised and Sparky with
bite wounds. She said she was crushed that nobody stepped in.
She added that Sparky is her reason for living. Passimanic
said the pit bull should not be free and needs
to be put down. Orange County Animal Control is investigating.
(03:51):
Fifteen year old Kathy Alexis Perrera has been missing from Gaithersburg, Maryland,
for ten years. She was last seen at her home
on Mandolin Court the night of August sixteenth, twenty fifteen.
Her family had returned that evening from a trip to
Virginia Beach. They watched movies and shared some snacks before
going to bed. By the next morning, Cathy was gone.
Her younger brother, Christopher, was the first to notice she
(04:12):
was missing. That same evening, the family reported her disappearance
to police. Detectives collected hair samples and spoke with friends
and relatives. The family also flooded social media with her photo,
but no one came forward with any clear answers. Her mother,
Lilian Pereira, told the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, quote,
we came back from the beach and she was talking
(04:33):
about all these goals about going to college and what
she wanted to study. She wanted to study business and
get her masters in Portugal. Her sister Emily recalls, quote,
the detectives came by, took samples of her hair, talked
to my brothers and her friends from school. Her brother
Jonathan said, quote, we put it all throughout social media,
asking people if they'd seen her. No one really knew
(04:54):
anything about what happened to her. He added, quote, we
still do what we can, asking around and post on
social media. We miss her, we still talk about it.
It's not like it ever goes away. Kathy was shy
but friendly and loved the time that she spent with
her siblings. She had just returned from a summer visit
with her grandparents in Portugal. Police say she may have
left of her own accord and could have been in
(05:16):
the company of a teenage boy. She was of Portuguese descent,
with brown hair and brown eyes, five three one twenty ears, nose, tongue,
and nabel pierced. She wouldn't be twenty five years old today.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Montgomery County
Police Department at two four zero seven seventy three fifty
four hundred. For the latest crime and justice news. Follow
(05:38):
Crime Alert hourly update on your favorite podcast app with
this crime Alert. I'm Drew Nelson.
Crime Alert hourly update, Breaking crime news Now. I'm Drew
Nelson breaking now. Trump Ally. Charlie Kirk, the thirty one
year old head of Turning Point USA, is shot during
a speaking event at Utah Valley University in Orum. The
shooting took place about twenty minutes into his speech. By
Standers said Kirk was hit in the neck while answering
student questions. A UVU alert confirmed quote A single shot
(00:23):
was fired on campus toward a visiting speaker. Police are
investigating now suspect and custody. Video from the scene showed
students running as the shots rang out and Kirk being
rushed away by his security team. His condition remains unknown.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox posted on x quote those responsible
will be held fully accountable. Violence has no place in
our public life. Americans of every political persuasion must unite
(00:47):
in condemning this act. Our prayers are with Charlie, his family,
and all those affected. Utah Senator Mike Lee wrote quote,
please join me in praying for Charlie Kirk and the
students gathered there. Vice President Vance added on x quote,
say a prayer for Charlie Kirk, a genuinely good guy.
And a young father. FBI Director Cash Pattel said, quote,
we are closely monitoring reports of the tragic shooting involving
(01:10):
Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. Our thoughts are with Charlie,
his loved ones, and everyone involved. Agents will be on
the scene quickly, and the FBI stands in full support
of the ongoing response. Kirk himself had posted online only
moments before the attack, quote, we are so back. Utah
Valley University is fired up and ready for the first
(01:32):
stop on the American Comeback Tour. Charlie Kirk rose to
national prominence after co founding Turning Point USA in twenty twelve.
Has since built the group into a major conservative force
on campuses, created several offshoots, including Turning Point Action and
Turning Point Faith, and he hosts The Charlie Kirk Show.
He has been a strong supporter of President Trump and
(01:53):
has often spoken out on issues like critical race theory
and government mandates. On Wednesday, he was speaking under a
tent at the university courtyard as part of his American
Comeback Tour. Shots were fired from the top of a
nearby building about two hundred yards away. The campus went
into lockdown while police and federal agents swarmed the scene.
The investigation is ongoing, and this is a developing story.
(02:15):
Stay with Crime for the latest as it becomes available.
On Kirk's condition. More crime and justice news. After this
woman bites dog bystanders watch as a seventy year old
Orlando woman bites a pitbull to save her dog during
(02:36):
a brutal attack outside a grocery store. Shirley Passamanik was
leaving Plasa Tropical Supermarket on September one when the dog
charged her fourteen year old dog, Sparky.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
I get about fifty feet from the front door of
the store and there's a pitbull all over my dog.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
Passamane spoke to w E sh it is out of nowhere.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
Unpro bolted at us and I did everything I could
and I ended up on the ground. He stopped for
a second. I thought he was coming back at us.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
Surveillance video showed Passamanic, who weighs about ninety pounds, striking
with her cane and pulling with her hands. That's when
she says she bit the dog.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Then I heard somebody behind me say it, I got it.
I got him, I got him.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
The bite startled the pit pull long enough for a
man to grab its leash. I said, get your dog.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
I didn't see the guy. I didn't even see what
he looked like. He walks up, grabs the leash, and
walks away, and I never got to see who that was.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
The man walked off without checking on her or the
injured dog. The struggle left Passamanic bruised and Sparky with
bite wounds. She said she was crushed that nobody stepped in.
She added that Sparky is her reason for living. Passimanic
said the pit bull should not be free and needs
to be put down. Orange County Animal Control is investigating.
(03:51):
Fifteen year old Kathy Alexis Perrera has been missing from Gaithersburg, Maryland,
for ten years. She was last seen at her home
on Mandolin Court the night of August sixteenth, twenty fifteen.
Her family had returned that evening from a trip to
Virginia Beach. They watched movies and shared some snacks before
going to bed. By the next morning, Cathy was gone.
Her younger brother, Christopher, was the first to notice she
(04:12):
was missing. That same evening, the family reported her disappearance
to police. Detectives collected hair samples and spoke with friends
and relatives. The family also flooded social media with her photo,
but no one came forward with any clear answers. Her mother,
Lilian Pereira, told the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, quote,
we came back from the beach and she was talking
(04:33):
about all these goals about going to college and what
she wanted to study. She wanted to study business and
get her masters in Portugal. Her sister Emily recalls, quote,
the detectives came by, took samples of her hair, talked
to my brothers and her friends from school. Her brother
Jonathan said, quote, we put it all throughout social media,
asking people if they'd seen her. No one really knew
(04:54):
anything about what happened to her. He added, quote, we
still do what we can, asking around and post on
social media. We miss her, we still talk about it.
It's not like it ever goes away. Kathy was shy
but friendly and loved the time that she spent with
her siblings. She had just returned from a summer visit
with her grandparents in Portugal. Police say she may have
left of her own accord and could have been in
(05:16):
the company of a teenage boy. She was of Portuguese descent,
with brown hair and brown eyes, five three one twenty ears, nose, tongue,
and nabel pierced. She wouldn't be twenty five years old today.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Montgomery County
Police Department at two four zero seven seventy three fifty
four hundred. For the latest crime and justice news. Follow
(05:38):
Crime Alert hourly update on your favorite podcast app with
this crime Alert. I'm Drew Nelson.
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