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Charlie Kirk's family has filed a legal notice against Utah Valley University and state officials, alleging "stunning failures" that led to Kirk’s assassination during a campus event. The notice claims inadequate security measures made Kirk an easy target when he was shot by a gunman on a roof while speaking at the university. The filing names UVU, local police, and other officials as parties who failed to protect Kirk despite knowing about threats against him. The family's lawyer asserts that proper precautions such as securing rooftops were ignored before the event.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-16,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The family of Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist killed in September 2025 at Utah Valley University (UVU), has filed a notice of claim alleging that the state of Utah and UVU failed to provide adequate security. Brett Parkinson, representing the Kirk family, stated that if proper security measures had been taken—such as securing rooftops surrounding the quad where Kirk was speaking—"Charlie’s assassination would not have happened." The filing accuses UVU and local police of “stunning failures,” noting a lack of monitoring despite known threats to Kirk's safety. This notice extends the statute of limitations, often preceding formal lawsuits against such entities. D Loren Washburn, another attorney for the family, pointed out that UVU should have been especially vigilant given a similar assassination attempt on former President Trump by a rooftop shooter in the previous year. The university responded cautiously, confirming awareness of the claim but declining to comment further, emphasizing its commitment to supporting campus safety and community well-being.
Written for “Charlie Kirk Family Lawsuit” on 2026-09-17,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
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Leaning score withheld for article 13922: no verified evidence · logged 2026-09-16
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Charlie Kirk's family has accused the Utah Valley University and state officials of "stunning failures and reckless decisions" that they say led to the conservative activist's 2025 assassination during a campus event.
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In a legal notice, lawyers for the family say Kirk's Turning Point USA event at the university campus was not properly secured or monitored, making him an easy target.
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Kirk, 31, was speaking to a crowd of thousands on the university campus, when he was shot and killed by a gunman positioned on a roof.
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The university said it was aware of the claim but did not comment further on the allegations, according to a statement shared with the BBC's US partner CBS News.
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UVU addresses legal matters consistent with our established processes, " the university said in its statement.
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"Our focus remains on supporting our campus community."
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The legal notice was filed on 9 September, a day ahead of the one-year anniversary of Kirk's death, and is typically a precursor to a lawsuit.
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It names Utah Valley University, local police, the state of Utah, and other university officials as parties who were allegedly aware of the threats against Kirk and did not take steps to protect him.
"Through a series of stunning failures and reckless decisions, the UVU Parties created a foreseeable danger to Charlie," the notice alleges.
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"Placing a politically controversial figure like Charlie Kirk in an outdoor event in the quad surrounded by tall buildings and other elevated observation platforms is accurately described as walking him into a fishbowl," it says.
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Kirk's family alleges the university failed to conduct a meaningful security assessment ahead of the event, failed to assign enough police officers, and did not have an ambulance available on site.
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The family also alleges the university ignored warnings about securing the rooftops surrounding the courtyard where Kirk was speaking.
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"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," the family's attorney D Loren Washburn wrote in the court filing.
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Tyler Robinson, a 23-year-old man from Utah, who has been accused of shooting Kirk from a roof, is due to appear in court next month to hear the date of his trial.
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Robinson denies aggravated murder, a capital offence in the state, as well as six other charges.
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Prosecutors have called for the death penalty.
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