{"id":12852,"date":"2026-09-16T09:49:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=12852"},"modified":"2026-09-16T09:54:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:54:58","slug":"charlie-kirks-family-moves-toward-lawsuit-against-utah-valley-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/news\/charlie-kirks-family-moves-toward-lawsuit-against-utah-valley-university\/njackson\/2026\/09\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Kirk\u2019s Family Moves Toward Lawsuit Against Utah Valley University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The family of conservative late activist Charlie Kirk has taken the first formal step toward a potential wrongful-death lawsuit against Utah Valley University and the State of Utah, alleging that officials ignored a specific warning about rooftop access before Kirk was assassinated during a campus speaking event last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The notice of claim, dated Sept. 9 and sent to the Utah Attorney General\u2019s Office, is not itself a lawsuit. It preserves the family\u2019s ability to pursue claims against the university, the state, the UVU Police Department, Police Chief Jeffrey Long, former university president Astrid Tuminez and potentially other officials, according to reporting by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/new-kirk-family-takes-legal-action-against-utah-valley-university-for-fatal-security-failures\">The Daily Wire<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/charlie-kirks-family-signals-intent-sue-alleging-stunning\/story?id=136473715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABC News<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/u-s-world\/2026\/09\/16\/family-of-charlie-kirk-files-notice-of-claim-against-utah-alleging-uvu-could-have-prevented-assassination-wrongful-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deseret News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kirk, 31, was killed on Sept. 10, 2025, while debating students before a crowd of roughly 3,000 people at UVU in Orem. The gunman fired from the roof of the Losee Center for Student Success, about 415 feet from the outdoor event, prosecutors have said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The claim centers on what the family\u2019s lawyers call \u201ca series of stunning failures and reckless decisions\u201d that created a foreseeable danger and left Kirk exposed to a threat that officials allegedly had been warned about in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCharlie Kirk was violently and publicly assassinated while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University,\u201d Brett Parkinson, counsel for the Kirk family, said in a statement provided to The Daily Wire. Parkinson called the killing \u201centirely preventable\u201d and alleged that Utah and UVU failed to carry out stated security promises, including protecting rooftops around the event site.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018I got you covered\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the notice, a student alerted Turning Point USA before the event that students could access rooftops near the Sorensen Student Center. A TPUSA official relayed the warning to Long and asked that the access be controlled\u2014or that Kirk\u2019s private security team be allowed to cover it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Long allegedly replied: \u201cI got you covered.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The family\u2019s attorneys say the response led Kirk\u2019s team to believe UVU police had a plan to secure elevated positions around the quad. The shooter later reached a different rooftop and fired the fatal shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The notice also alleges that UVU failed to conduct a meaningful risk assessment, assigned only six campus police officers to the event, had no written security plan or pre-event security briefing, did not monitor relevant surveillance footage in real time and did not deploy drones to watch the surrounding roofs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those allegations have not been tested in court. In remarks after the shooting, Long said campus police had coordinated with Kirk\u2019s private security team and that some of the six assigned officers were in plain clothes and monitoring the crowd, ABC News reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou try to get your bases covered and, unfortunately, today we didn\u2019t,\u201d Long said at the time.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The notice argues that the threat of a rooftop attack should have been an obvious concern after the 2024 attempted assassination of President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. It also cites other recent acts of political violence as evidence that Kirk\u2019s appearance presented a heightened security risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UVU responds as security review remains pending<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UVU has not publicly addressed the individual allegations in detail. \u201cWe are aware of the notice of claim,\u201d a university spokesperson told the Deseret News. \u201cUVU addresses legal matters consistent with our established processes. Our focus remains on supporting our campus community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The university announced a third-party security review after the killing, saying it would examine campus procedures and offer lessons for improving preparedness. The review, originally expected in late spring, is now anticipated this fall, according to the Deseret News, which reported that its cost has approached $400,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its original announcement, UVU said it would use the review\u2019s findings to improve safety practices at the university and across Utah\u2019s higher-education system. The delay has nevertheless become another point of criticism as Kirk\u2019s family seeks answers about how an armed attacker was able to reach an exposed rooftop during a major outdoor event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No damages figure was listed in the notice, though it says the potential damages could be substantial. The prospective plaintiffs identified in reporting include Kirk\u2019s estate, his widow Erika Kirk and their two children. Under Utah law, parents may also qualify as heirs in a wrongful-death action, and the Deseret News identified Robert and Kathryn Kirk as possible additional claimants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trump honors Kirk one year later<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump invoked Kirk\u2019s death last week during a speech at the Republican Midterm Convention, using the anniversary to pay tribute to his longtime political ally and to condemn those who celebrated or excused the killing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne year ago tomorrow, a far-Left extremist assassinated my great friend and conservative voice Charlie Kirk because Charlie Kirk spoke the truth,\u201d Trump said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/we-will-not-let-them-win-trump-gives-emotional-tribute-to-charlie-kirk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Daily Wire\u2019s coverage<\/a>. The president later told the crowd that Republicans would not allow Kirk\u2019s political opponents to prevail and closed his tribute by expressing his love for Kirk. The White House also published an anniversary video titled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/videos\/america-misses-charlie-kirk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cAmerica Misses Charlie Kirk\u201d<\/a> on Sept. 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legal notice comes as the criminal case moves toward trial. A Utah judge ruled Sept. 1 that Tyler Robinson will stand trial on all seven counts against him, including aggravated murder, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksl.com\/article\/51618264\/tyler-robinson-may-learn-today-if-he-will-stand-trial-for-allegedly-killing-charlie-kirk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KSL<\/a>. Robinson has pleaded not guilty, and prosecutors have said they intend to seek the death penalty if he is convicted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Kirk\u2019s family, the potential civil case is a separate effort to determine whether the killing could have been prevented before the gunman ever reached the roof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJustice and accountability under the law are key tenets of the American judicial system,\u201d Parkinson said in the family\u2019s statement. \u201cThis claim preserves the right of Charlie Kirk\u2019s family to pursue accountability for Charlie\u2019s death.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The family of conservative late activist Charlie Kirk has taken the first formal step toward a potential wrongful-death lawsuit against Utah Valley University and the State of Utah, alleging that officials ignored a specific warning about rooftop access before Kirk was assassinated during a campus speaking event last year. 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