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Updated · Fox News · Sep 16

Kirk Family Files Wrongful-Death Claim Against UVU Over 31-Year-Old's Rooftop Assassination

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Sep 16

Kirk Family Files Wrongful-Death Claim Against UVU Over 31-Year-Old's Rooftop Assassination

Q: Why was a critically wounded public figure forced into a private car instead of an ambulance moments after a fatal campus attack?

Because, according to the family’s claim, emergency medical response at the Utah Valley University event was not properly in place when Charlie Kirk was shot. The notice alleges that first responders were unprepared and that no ambulance was immediately available at the scene, so people around Kirk moved him to Timpanogos Regional Hospital in a private vehicle while his security team administered first aid. That allegation fits the broader thrust of the filing: the family says the event lacked a meaningful security and emergency plan despite Kirk’s status as a high-profile speaker and despite advance concerns about rooftop access. They contend officials did not conduct an adequate risk assessment, did not put enough officers on site, and failed to prepare for a fast medical evacuation if violence occurred. No public findings from UVU’s promised outside review had been released at the time described in the reporting, so there is not yet an official public explanation from the university establishing why an ambulance was not ready or why it did not transport him. As a result, the clearest answer available from the record is the family’s allegation: emergency response planning was insufficient, and the gap in readiness forced immediate transport by private car instead of ambulance.

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A Sept. 9 notice of claim names Utah Valley University, the state and campus officials, alleging security failures caused Charlie Kirk’s Sept. 10, 2025 killing and laying groundwork for a lawsuit.
The filing says TPUSA warned UVU Police Chief Jeffrey Long about rooftop access near the event, asked for controlled access or its own guard, and received an alleged reply: “I got you covered.”
Six campus officers were assigned to an event that drew about 3,000 people, the claim says, after a request for more staffing was denied and no outside police support was sought.
Lawyers also allege UVU had no written security plan or advance briefing, failed to monitor cameras in real time, left the Losee Center roof unsecured, and lacked first responders—forcing Kirk’s transport in a private vehicle.
The prospective plaintiffs are Kirk’s widow and two children, with possible claims from his parents; the notice seeks wrongful-death and constitutional “state-created danger” claims but does not specify damages.