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Charlie Kirk family files notice to sue UVU police
By The BriefBrief · Sources (13)
Filed: Sep 16, 2026 at 6:36 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM ET
Summary: Charlie Kirk’s family filed a notice that they intend to sue Utah Valley University, alleging “stunning failures and reckless decisions” by campus police contributed to his assassination during a Sept. 10, 2025 speaking event. The filing says staff raised rooftop access concerns before the event, but UVU’s police chief told them they were “covered.”
WHO: Charlie Kirk’s family and attorney D. Loren Washburn; Utah Valley University campus police and Police Chief Jeffrey Long
WHAT: Family files notice of intent to sue UVU, alleging campus police failed to address rooftop safety concerns before Kirk’s on-campus assassination.
WHEN: Sep 16, 2026
WHERE: Utah Valley University, USA
WHY: The family alleges university officials and campus police failed to take safety measures after staff flagged rooftop access concerns before the speaking engagement.
How this story developed (showing 2 of 2 earlier reports)
Sources (13):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
BBC News,
CBS News,
Fox News,
NPR,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
Straits Times,
The Independent,
UPI,
WBIR 10News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay
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