University Where Charlie Kirk Was Assassinated Allegedly Cancels On Memorial Planned For One-Year Anniversary Of His Shooting

August 08, 2026 8:25 PM ET The public university which became the location of the Sept. 10, 2025, assassination of Charlie Kirk has reportedly withdrawn from a joint memorial event with the organization the late conservative political activist founded, Turning Point USA. Utah Valley University (UVU) allegedly backed out of a Sept. 10, 2026, service planned to honor Kirk on the first anniversary of his assassination on its campus, The Cougar Chronicle reported, citing an anonymous source. The source claims Turning Point USA is seeking a new memorial location on short notice and is frustrated with the public university’s reported sudden withdrawal.“Healing continues in different ways for each member of our university community as we approach September 10, the one-year anniversary of the trag