New footage of Charlie Kirk’s security moments before his shooting 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.

And when experts started placing the details together, what they uncovered was explosive. New footage of Charlie Kirk security. The shocking new footage of Charlie Kirk’s security team has thrown the entire case into question. For weeks, the public was told one version of events, tight security, no signs of weakness, and complete control.

But this video paints a very different picture. It shows unusual movements, gaps in formation, and decisions that don’t add up. Suddenly, what seemed like a clear-cut situation is now surrounded by doubt and speculation. Was this a simple lapse in judgment, or something far more deliberate? As more people analyze the footage, the narrative we thought we knew is beginning to unravel piece by piece.

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 shot 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 shot was ever fired 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 death 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 shooting began. Worse still, no rooftop sweeps were performed despite the fact that the shooter 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 assassination 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 guns.

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.

Security experts later described the UVU setup as not even close to what it should be. So why the downgrade? According to insiders, Kirk himself insisted on keeping his events open and accessible to students. He didn’t want to appear barricaded behind layers of protection. In some ways, this decision was part of his brand, approachable, willing to debate anyone.

But that accessibility came at a steep cost. It meant forgoing body armor, skipping bulletproof glass, and holding an outdoor event in a courtyard surrounded by rooftops. When combined with the rising tide of threats, it created what security experts call a perfect storm.

Now, here’s the interesting part. Even before the shot was fired, footage from the event shows members of Kirk’s security team engaging in actions that later fueled speculation.

One clip, which spread widely online, shows an agent adjusting his Metarban smart glasses moments before the chaos unfolded. As one commentator noted in a viral breakdown, one of his security guards has clearly these sunglasses on that have meta or that can film. And you can see him tapping them right before he’s shot. And then when he’s down assisting Charlie, you see him tap them again.

To some, it looked like nothing more than routine communication. But to others, it seemed like anticipation, as if the team knew something was coming. It appeared as though the seeds of doubt were already planted, even before the trigger was ever pulled. By the time Kirk stepped onto the stage at UVU, every condition for disaster was in place.

Thousands of threats ignored, warnings from professionals dismissed, minimal police presence, no rooftop sweeps, and no barriers against long-range fire. Charlie Kirk believed in accessibility.

But that decision and the failure to adapt security to the escalating threats meant that on September 10th, 2025, he was standing in the open, exposed, and vulnerable.

And just 20 minutes into his appearance, a shot rang out. The deadly shooting and immediate response. The courtyard was alive with energy. Nearly 3,000 students packed into Utah Valley University’s fountain courtyard, standing shoulder-to-shoulder under the September sun. Charlie Kirk was in his element, fielding questions, challenging students to prove him wrong, his presence commanding but familiar.

And then at exactly 12:23 p.m. MDT, everything changed. A single sniper bullet fired from an elevated rooftop roughly 200 to 300 ft away pierced the air. It struck Charlie Kirk in the neck, severing vital arteries. In an instant, the crowd’s energy collapsed into panic. One eyewitness described the horror and I heard the pop and I knew immediately it was a gunshot.

And as soon as I thought that was a gunshot, I saw Charlie’s neck and the blood. And I just knew instantly there was no chance that he was going to survive. The courtyard erupted. Students screamed, some diving to the ground, others running in every direction.

Former Congressman Jason Chafettz, who was present, recalled that everybody hit the deck and everybody started scattering and yelling and screaming.

Within seconds, Kirk’s private security detail, six men from Chaffa security group, rushed into action. Positioned directly behind Kirk on stage was Dan Flood, the head of Risk Strategy for Turning Point USA. Alongside him, other agents formed a human shield around Kirk, covering his body with their own. 25 seconds after the shot, they had lifted Kirk and were carrying him off stage toward a waiting black SUV about 50 ft away.

Footage captured by attendees shows agents attempting to apply manual pressure to his neck wound as they moved. One video in particular shows an agent pressing against Kirk’s injury while others cleared the path.

Yet online viewers immediately began to question what they didn’t see. From the moment the clip surfaced online, many zeroed in on a startling detail, the apparent lack of blood on the hands of security personnel.

as one viral breakdown pointed out. So, when we see all of these guys working on Charlie, why isn’t there blood on their hands? But if you saw the video, you saw the sheer amount of blood coming out of his neck. To some viewers, it looked as though the team wasn’t applying proper pressure at all, or worse, that the scene had been staged.

The video fueled conspiracies almost instantly. Experts, however, pointed to the chaos of the moment. In high adrenaline evacuations, procedures can break down.

Security consultant Will Gettys later argued that the absence of visible blood didn’t necessarily mean life-saving measures weren’t attempted. It meant the agents prioritized evacuation over stabilization.

But even with that breakdown, the footage still left many uneasy. And that’s where another controversy took root. Instead of calling for paramedics or waiting for EMTs, Kirk was loaded into a private SUV, a standard black suburban, and driven directly to Temponogos Regional Hospital, which was 5 mi away. Critics slammed this choice.

There were no EMTs on site, no ambulances staged nearby. Security expert Chris Herzog called it a haunting failure, saying that advanced medical care in those first minutes could have saved Kirk’s life. But SSG’s Brian Harpole defended the decision in a later interview, noting that their focus was exfiltration, getting Charlie Kirk out alive.

With bullets possibly still in play and no ambulances nearby, the team believed speed mattered most. Kirk arrived at the hospital around 12:35 p.m. and was pronounced dead at 2:15 p.m. from massive blood loss. Back at UVU, panic rippled through the courtyard. With Kirk whisked away, students and staff scrambled for cover. At 12:26 p.m.