Charlie Kirk’s family says UVU put him in an exposed ‘fishbowl’ before he was shot. Now they want to sue.

A legal notice from the family alleges the university ignored security concerns and did not plan appropriately for the rally where Kirk was killed.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Charlie Kirk appears at Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. A legal notice from the Kirk family alleges the university ignored security concerns ahead of the rally where Kirk was killed.

Charlie Kirk’s family says UVU put him in an exposed ‘fishbowl’ before he was shot. Now they want to sue.

A legal notice from the family alleges the university ignored security concerns and did not plan appropriately for the rally where Kirk was killed.

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