Jakarta – The United States (US) influencer, Charlie Kirk, was shot dead while speaking at Utah Valley University. US President Donald Trump ordered the raising of a half-pole flag in the white House to commemorate the pro influencer to him.

Summarized detikcom Thursday (11/9/2025), kirk has more than 5 million followers on social media X, 7.5 million followers on Instagram, and has been credited with supporting support for trump among American young people.

The shooting incident against Kirk occurred on Wednesday (10/9) afternoon local time. From the video circulating, Kirk seemed to be at an event under a big tent.

then suddenly the sound of shots and Kirk appeared to fall down. People shouted and running around watching the incident.Video footage shows Kirk affected by at least one bullet during a speech. He was rushed to the nearest hospital.

The University of Valley confirmed that there was a shooting at the campus around 12:10 local time.

“A shot was released from the nearest building and we had arrested a suspect,” a university spokesman told Reuters before he said that the attacker was still at large. Though, FBI Director Kash Patel said on Wednesday night local time that the suspect was “now detained.”

Trump’s Command Flies a Half-Pole flag

“Charlie Kirk is great, even legendary… Nobody understands or has the heart of young people in the United States better than Charlie.”

Trump recalled Kirk, who was shot dead while being a speaker at Utah Valley University. Trump ordered the raising of a half-pole flag in the White House to commemorate Kirk.

“Charlie Kirk is great, even legendary, has died. Nobody understands or has the heart of young people in the United States better than Charlie,” Trump said in a upload on his truth Social platform.

“He was loved and admired by everyone, especially me, and now, he has gone,” added the US President, reported by Al Arabiya, Thursday (11/9). “Melania and I are sorry for his lovely wife, Erika, and her family. Charlie, we love you!” he added.

The White House delivered an declaration from Trump who ordered the raising of the half-pole flag until the sunset on the next Sunday to commemorate Kirk.The flags will also be reduced by half pole in public buildings, military posts, embassies, consulate offices, and other facilities abroad, in accordance with Trump’s announcement.

US Police Hurried charlie Kirk

The police and US federal agents launched intensive hunting to capture sniper (sniper) that killed US popular influencers, Charlie Kirk. When he answered questions about weapons violence in an event at the university.

Reported by Reuters and AFP, Thursday (11/9), the murder occurred in a daytime event which was attended by around 3,000 people at Utah Valley University in orem, Utah, about 65 km south of Salt Lake city.

From the video circulating, Kirk seemed to be at an event under a big tent. The University of Valley confirmed that there was a shooting at the campus around 12:10 local time.

Investigators said they were sure that the single bullet came from the campus roof, fired by someone dressed in black, in what seemed to be a deliberate murder.

In one video recording that was widely circulating on social media, blood was seen pouring out of Kirk’s neck as soon as a shot was heard.