{"id":2662425,"date":"2026-09-16T12:33:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charlie-kirks-family-set-to-sue-uvu-citing-damning-text-message-from-police-chief\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T12:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:37:22","slug":"charlie-kirks-family-set-to-sue-uvu-citing-damning-text-message-from-police-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charlie-kirks-family-set-to-sue-uvu-citing-damning-text-message-from-police-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Kirk&#8217;s Family Set to Sue UVU, Citing Damning Text Message from Police Chief"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcharlie-kirks-family-set-to-sue-uvu-citing-damning-text-message-from-police-chief%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2662425&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The family of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, has filed a legal notice against Utah Valley University (UVU) alleging that the university&#8217;s security failures contributed to Kirk\u2019s assassination on September 10, 2025. The notice claims that UVU\u2019s inadequate security planning, including insufficient police presence and lack of a written security plan, created a foreseeable danger that led to Kirk being shot by Tyler Robinson from a rooftop near the event venue. Despite warnings about rooftop access and prior communications indicating security concerns, the university reportedly did not implement appropriate safety measures or increase security staffing, ultimately resulting in Kirk&#8217;s death. The family\u2019s legal action aims to hold UVU accountable, asserting that better precautions coudl have prevented the tragedy. The university has acknowledged receipt of the claim but stated its focus remains on supporting the campus community.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The family of slain Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk has filed a notice of claim against Utah Valley University alleging the school\u2019s security efforts contributed to Kirk\u2019s assassination on Sept. 10, 2025, at the college.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-09-09_Notice_of_Claim_Final.pdf#&#038;_intcmp=fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">notice of claim<\/a> preserves the family\u2019s right to sue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe risk of a rooftop shooter should have been especially top-of-mind given the attempted assassination of President Trump, Charlie Kirk\u2019s close friend and political ally, by a rooftop shooter the previous year,\u201d the notice said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The notice said Turning Point USA organizers told campus Police Chief Jeffrey Long that students told them of rooftop access to the Sorenson Center, near where Kirk would speak, which was next to the Losee Center, from which Tyler Robinson has been accused of firing the shot that killed Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen a TPUSA official informed Chief Long of the concern and asked \u2018if this is true, it would be nice to either have it controlled access or allow one of my guys to be there as well. If Possible.\u2019 Chief Long responded by saying, \u2018I got you covered,\u2019\u201d the notice said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis led TPUSA to reasonably conclude that UVU had a plan to address the identified risk and other similar risks (most obviously the risk from other rooftops) without TPUSA involvement,\u201d the notice said.<\/p>\n<p>The notice said campus police and college officials \u201cfailed to rise to the occasion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough a series of stunning failures and reckless decisions, the UVU Parties created a foreseeable danger to Charlie,\u201d the document added.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Kirk\u2019s record of high-profile confrontations from his policy of engaging face-to-face debate with critics, no security plan was in place and no pre-event briefing was held.<\/p>\n<p>Campus police allegedly did not have a written security plan or hold a security briefing in advance. The briefing also called the location picked for Kirk to speak a \u201cfishbowl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">\u201cThe UVU Parties could have declined to approve the Tour event in the outdoor quad location, or could have moved the venue indoors or to a more secure location, as it had done for controversial speakers in the past,\u201d the notice said.<\/p>\n<p>The notice said the college devoted only six police officers to security that day.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">\u201cOn information and belief, [UVU Campus Police] Chief Jeffrey Long requested approval from then-UVU President, Astrid Tuminez, to allocate more than the six officers \u2014 which represented only 25% of the UVU police force \u2014 but his request was denied,\u201d the notice said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe UVU Parties\u2019 planning was so deficient that when Mr. Kirk was shot first responders were not available and Mr. Kirk was transported to Timpanogos Regional Hospital in a private vehicle, not an ambulance,\u201d the notice said.<\/p>\n<p>The bottom line?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough a series of stunning failures and reckless decisions, the UVU Parties created a foreseeable danger to Charlie,\u201d the notice said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose decisions ultimately rendered Mr. Kirk helpless to the rooftop shooter in an assassination that could have been avoided had the UVU Parties only taken reasonable steps to plan and oversee a safe event, steps outlined below that have been standard practice for other universities hosting controversial speakers,\u201d the notice continued.<\/p>\n<p>The notice said Kirk \u201cwas legally entitled to believe that when the UVU Parties approved the Tour event to be held on campus on September 10, that the UVU Parties would only hold the event in a venue and with associated security measures that made the event safe for him to attend and participate in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead, Mr. Kirk was exposed to the danger of a rooftop shooter that took his life,\u201d the notice added.<\/p>\n<p>The college said it was \u201caware of the notice of claim,\u201d and that it \u201caddresses legal matters consistent with our established processes,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/charlie-kirk-family-alleges-uvu-knew-rooftop-security-risk-before-assassination-legal-filing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur focus remains on supporting our campus community,\u201d the university said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Brett Parkinson, counsel for the Kirk family, said in a statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/charlie-kirks-family-signals-intent-sue-alleging-stunning\/story?id=136473715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a> that the murder could have been prevented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCharlie Kirk was violently and publicly assassinated while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University (UVU). His murder was entirely preventable and, in fact, would not have happened had the State of Utah and UVU followed through on their stated security promises, which included protecting the rooftops surrounding the quad where Charlie was speaking,\u201d the attorney said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose failures not only robbed Charlie Kirk of his life, but also robbed his family of their husband, father, son, and brother, with impacts that will compound for the rest of their lives. Justice and accountability under the law are key tenets of the American judicial system. 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