Charlie Kirk Shooting Witness Describes Incident, Immediate Aftermath

Charlie Kirk‘s capturing virtually did not appear actual at first to at least one attendee … who was in line to ask the conservative commentator a query when he was shot by the neck.

We spoke with Robert Carpenter, who went to the occasion Wednesday particularly to debate Kirk. Robert’s not a Utah Valley University scholar … he does on-the-street interviews with individuals — and likes to ask UVU attendees questions when he is on the town.

Carpenter says he and his buddy gave a girl in line $40 to chop her … and, they had been round fifth or sixth in line to ask a query.

However, whereas Charlie was debating the second particular person in line, Carpenter says he heard a shot ring out. He did not assume a lot of it — at first, not believing it could possibly be actual — till he noticed the blood pouring from Kirk’s neck.

Carpenter says he and the individuals round him instantly hit the bottom within the space proper subsequent to Kirk’s tent — which is actually a pit, offering little precise cowl to the scholars.

He says ultimately everybody acquired up and ran for canopy … and, he was then in a position to disguise behind an SUV earlier than hitching a experience with some individuals to flee from the capturing scene.

Robert tells us he is shocked this capturing went down at Utah Valley … ‘trigger he is all the time considered Utah as a really protected place — and, he plans on returning in a couple of months to interview extra people on the campus.

As you already know … Kirk was shot within the neck round 12 PM native time on Wednesday — and, video captured blood pouring from his neck after he was shot. Kirk was rushed to the hospital, however docs had been unable to avoid wasting his life.

Kirk was 31.