Key Facts About the Charlie Kirk Assassination
Who	Charlie Kirk, 31, founder of Turning Point USA; Pastor Jack Hibbs, close friend and mentor.
What happened	Kirk shot and killed at Utah Valley University during “American Comeback Tour” kickoff.
When	Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.
Where	Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah.
Family	Survived by wife Erika and two young children, ages one and three.
Impact	Hibbs calls Kirk’s death a galvanizing moment for a generation of conservatives.

Kirk leaves behind his wife, Erika, and their two young children, aged one and three. For Pastor Jack Hibbs of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills in Southern California, the loss was personal and deeply painful.

“What Is Going On in Our Country?”

“I was in disbelief when I heard about the shooting,” Hibbs told Fox News Digital. “My initial thoughts, of course, like everyone else, is what is going on in our country?”

“But then quickly, I think my second thought, which is the prevailing thought, is Charlie was obviously a young man of not only profound intellect, he had a great faith in Jesus,” Hibbs added.

A Friendship Rooted in Scripture

Hibbs described years of working closely with Kirk. “He had a love for the Bible,” he said. “We spent the last several years going through the Scriptures together.”

The two collaborated on podcasts and culture events over the past five years, with Kirk frequently speaking at Hibbs’ church — itself born out of the Jesus People movement. Topics ranged from gender identity and abortion to school choice and biblical prophecy.

Acts of Kindness Before the Shooting

Just hours before the Charlie Kirk assassination, Hibbs reached out to ask if his brother could attend the Utah event. Kirk responded with generosity.

“Charlie was so kind and generous to let this stranger have a front row seat,” Hibbs said. “And I know that that was Charlie loving on me by loving on my brother. And that’s just who he was, extremely, extremely generous.”

“My brother sent me pictures of him and Charlie, standing together before the event started and everything looked great,” he recalled. “And then my brother called me immediately during the shooting, I could hear people screaming and running, and my brother was about 25 to 35 feet away from Charlie.”

“Not the End of Charlie”

Hibbs urged supporters not to see the Charlie Kirk assassination as the end of his influence.

“This just galvanized an entire generation of not only those who follow Charlie, but those who criticized him,” Hibbs said. “They watched a young man lay down his life for his cause. And I do believe that the result of today is going to backfire on anyone who had nefarious plots to silence Charlie.”

Remembering the Public and Private Kirk

One of Kirk’s last appearances at Hibbs’ church came in March at an event titled “A Christian or Pagan Nation.” Hibbs stressed that the public image of Kirk as a combative debater only told part of the story.

“What a lot of people don’t realize is they see the Charlie Kirk, so to speak, in his armor, right on stage or on the university campus,” Hibbs explained. “But Charlie was a very tender-hearted young man, very, very empathetic.”

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