A wrongful death notice was filed by Charlie Kirk’s family after the conservative was fatally shot when attending an event at the Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025. This notice is usually precursor to a wrongful death lawsuit being filed.
They are blaming UVU for “failures” that were actually specifically requested by their security team,” she wrote in a separate post . “The risk of a rooftop shooter should have been especially top-of-mind given the attempted assassination of President Trump, Charlie Kirk’s close friend and political ally, by a rooftop shooter the previous year,” Kirk family attorney D. A spokesperson for Utah Valley University said, “Our focus remains on supporting our campus community.
Owens tried to convey that it was Charlie Kirk’s family that had convinced Erika to get behind the wrongful death notice and TPUSA did not have any part to play in it. “Turning Point USA is apparently trying to get ahead of an independent review that is coming out. Loren Washburn wrote in the notice that was sent. Kirk’s family attorneys meanwhile alleged lapses by officials, which included not conducting an adequate risk assessment before they approved the event, and a failure to establish a secure perimeter. They also pointed to not having first responders immediately available, which reportedly resulted in Kirk being taken to a nearby hospital in a private vehicle rather than an ambulance following the shooting.
