New footage of Charlie Kirk’s security moments before his sh00ting has just surfaced, and it’s raising serious questions about what really happened that day. I was closer than any of the students, closer than maybe one security guard between him and I. Witness testimonies are now telling a different story than what we’ve been told.
Now, imagine a campus courtyard filled with thousands of students buzzing with anticipation. It’s September 10th, 2025, and Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, is in Oram, Utah, hosting another one of his signature prove me wrong events. His message is bold, his presence polarizing, and his security tragically inadequate.
Hours later, Kirk would be fatally sh0t by a sniper’s bullet. But before the chaos, before the bloodshed, there was a long trail of warnings, ignored advice, and a fragile security setup that left the stage wide open for disaster. As we go further into this video, you are going to realize what led to this moment and why the footage of his security team before the sh0t was ever f!red has left so many people asking whether the tragedy could have been prevented.
By the time September 2025 rolled around, Charlie Kirk had become one of the most recognized conservative figures in America. His campus tour, branded the American comeback, was drawing massive crowds and just as many protesters. Alongside his fame came something far darker, threats. In the weeks leading up to the Utah Valley University event, Kirk had received thousands of d3ath threats.
According to his team, a sharp escalation from the usual background noise of political opposition. But despite the scale of those threats, the UVU event still had one of the weakest security setups of Kirk’s entire 2025 tour. For this event, Kirk’s personal safety was handled by the EE Schaffer Security Group, a firm founded by former FBI agent Greg Schaffer and former police chief Brian Harpole.
SSG had protected Kirk for years, though their contract had ended in 2022 due to disagreements. At the last minute, however, they were rehired for UVU, a decision that has drawn scrutiny ever since. The team on site was relatively small, six to eight agents. Many were highly trained. Some recruited from US Tier 1 special operations and federal agencies.
They wore white shirts for visibility and carried Metarban smart glasses capable of recording video in real time, but their focus was on close protection, not wide perimeter surveillance. That distinction would become critical. The plan was a hybrid. Kirk’s private detail would handle his immediate surroundings while the UVU police department would control the perimeter.
On paper, it seemed reasonable, but in practice, it was deeply flawed. Only six UVU officers were assigned to crowd control, about 25% of the entire campus police force. No officers from the city of Orum were present until after the sh00ting began. Worse still, no rooftop sweeps were performed despite the fact that the sh00ter would later position himself on a building just 2003 ft away.
UVU had no drone surveillance program, and the private team had no jurisdiction to inspect off-campus rooftops. Security experts later called this oversight a critical gap. Months before this event, Kirk had been warned directly about the vulnerabilities of his tour. In March 2025, security professional Chris Herzog, known for protecting celebrities like Kim Kardashian, told Kirk there was a 100% likelihood of an ass@ssination attempt without stronger precautions.
He urged Kirk to adopt portable ballistic glass panels, rooftop monitoring, and even basic measures like handheld metal detectors. Herszog also suggested Kirk wear a bulletproof vest, but Kirk never followed up. Another expert, Mark Wilson, echoed the warnings, criticizing Kirk’s insistence on open air, lightly secured events that left him exposed to what he called nutcase kids with g::uns.
By ignoring these recommendations, Kirk’s security detail remained one step behind the risks they were facing. To understand how vulnerable UVU was, let’s compare it to other stops on Kirk’s tour. In Vizaleia, California on September 2nd, 2025, there were 60 police officers, 8 to 10 SSG agents, and security measures like metal detectors, perimeter sweeps, and drones.
That event went smoothly with no incidents. In Arizona campuses during August 2025, there were 20 to 40 officers, handheld wands, and QR ticket checks. But at UVU on September 10th, there were just six campus officers, the same six to eight SSG agents, and none of the advanced precautions used elsewhere. Additionally, entry was free flowing with no detectors or checks.
