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Getty Images / Kirk's Utah Valley University event was held in a courtyard surrounded by tall buildings An independent review has pointed to a number of security shortcomings at the Utah campus where conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot dead last year. The report said Utah Valley University (UVU) did not carry out a proper written security assessment nor prepare an event action plan, deferring key decision-making about the event to Kirk's conservative organisation Turning Point USA. It also said that Kirk's aides had insisted on a outdoor venue, overriding security concerns from campus officials, who then failed to properly assess the dangers. The 31-year-old activist had been addressing thousands of people in an Orem campus courtyard when he was shot from a nearby rooftop on 10 September 2025. Kirk's family said the report reinforced their concerns about how the event was managed. University officials had raised concerns in August 2025 about holding the event at a location surrounded by tall buildings and had suggested alternative venues, including some indoors, the report - published by UVU - says. "But a Turning Point representative insisted that Kirk speak at a campus courtyard because he had been there previously and the organisation was familiar with the location," it adds. Despite the "significant protective operations considerations", no line-of-sight assessment was documented in the planning process, the external consultants note. They also identified shortcomings in the co-ordination between university police and Kirk's private security team. A proposed meeting between the university's police chief and Turning Point security shortly before the event did not take place, the report said. The reviewers described the absence of a joint security briefing and walk-through as a missed opportunity to have identified risks, clarified responsibilities and considered additional security measures. However, the review concluded that no university employee or representative had acted in bad faith or shown "willful and wanton disregard" for anyone's safety. Reuters / Charlie Kirk was addressing about 3,000 people when he was shot in the neck Kirk's family has previously accused the university of serious security failures and has filed a wrongful-death notice, a step that can precede legal action. The family's lawyer, Brett Parkinson, said the independent report released on Friday backed up the concerns raised by Kirk's loved ones. "The buck stopped with UVU leadership and law enforcement," Parkinson said in a statement to the Associated Press. "Justice for Charlie and his family requires true accountability for UVU's fatal shortcomings that day." When asked for comment on the findings, Turning Point USA referred to Parkinson's statement. The review makes numerous recommendations aimed at improving security for major campus events. UVU President Jon Anderson said the university must "learn from the findings of this review, and follow through on its recommendations". It has previously been reported that the campus police failed to conduct security procedures now common practice at high-profile events, including flying a drone to monitor rooftops or security screening like bag checks and metal detectors. Kirk had been debating UVU students about US mass shootings, as part of a series of events across different university campuses, when he was shot in the neck shortly after noon. He was rushed to hospital but later pronounced dead. His alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder in connection with Kirk's death. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

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中文标题： 审查称查理·柯克遇害的犹他校园存在安全疏漏

一份独立审查指出，查理·柯克去年在犹他谷大学校园被枪杀一事存在多项安全缺陷。报告称校方未做正式书面安全评估或活动行动计划，并将关键决策交给柯克的保守派组织“美国转折点”。柯克助手坚持在户外场地举行活动，压过了校方安全担忧。报告还指出校警与柯克私人安保团队协调不足，并建议改进大型校园活动安保。柯克家人此前已指控校方严重安全失职。

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  • 发布时间：2026/9/26 23:12:25