The shooter appeared to be of “college age” and is believed to have blended in on the university campus where Kirk was shot, authorities said.

A 38-year-old man in a lab coat was arrested on Utah Valley University's campus Thursday morning after police say he trespassed into the crime scene where Charlie Kirk was fatally shot the day before.

The weaponry available today would allow someone with even limited firearms experience to pull off such a hit, multiple gun experts said.

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A well-wisher places flowers at a makeshift memorial set up at Turning Point USA headquarters after the shooting death at a Utah college of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old founder and CEO of the organization, Sept. 11, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP)

The Michigan congressman remembered the Turning Point USA co-founder, who was assassinated, as a humble person who "deeply loved our country."

Utah Valley University Police Department Chief Jeff Long said there were six police officers working the Charlie Kirk event, which had about 3,000 attendees. He said there were also some plainclothes officers there.

Charlie Kirk has been shot while hosting an event in Utah, RadarOnline.com can reveal. The controversial right-wing mouthpiece was captured getting hit in the back while speaking and sitting in a tent in the Utah Valley University courtyard, as video shows students on campus running away from the sound of gunshots.

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