Records Show Security Lapses in Kirk Killing (Connecting the Dots: Utah Valley University, Astrid S. Tuminez, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Utah State Government Governor, The Carnegie Corporation of New York & the Carnegie/Soros Network)
Newsmax.com
By
Nicole Weatherholtz | Monday, 06 April 2026 03:22 PM EDT
Utah Valley University has
released heavily redacted records — while withholding others entirely — in
connection with the Sept. 10 killing of conservative leader Charlie
Kirk, according to
the Daily Caller.
The
records were produced in response to the Caller's request for personal
communications from campus Police Chief Jeff Long related to Kirk's death.
But the
university disclosed only limited material, citing legal exemptions to black
out large sections and keep other files from public view.
The
response leaves major questions unanswered about the security failures
surrounding Kirk's Turning Point USA event, which drew about 3,000 people.
The
university had assigned just six campus police officers to the gathering.
The
event also lacked basic security measures, including a ticketed entry system
and metal detectors — problems that drew scrutiny and led Utah Republican state Rep. Ryan Wilcox
to call the situation "a complete disaster."
Days
after the shooting, the school said it would review its security preparedness.
The 50
documents released to the Caller include fragments of exchanges between
unidentified individuals, some of whom appear to be university employees,
before and after Kirk was killed.
In one
Sept. 8 email, a person appeared to approve use of amplified sound for the
TPUSA event, writing, "I don't see a problem with this, [redacted]."
Another
email, dated Sept. 9, appeared to reference an effort to contact Kirk shortly
before he was killed. "[Redacted] wants us to get a message to Charlie
Kirk," the email said, alongside a phone number.
Authorities
say 22-year-old Tyler Robinson crossed campus while hiding a rifle in his pant
leg and while Kirk debated politics with students outdoors. Robinson then
climbed the Losee Center, shot Kirk from the roof, and fled.
His
parents later identified him from FBI photos and persuaded him to surrender
after a 33-hour manhunt.
The
university said releasing the full set of requested records could
"jeopardize the security of public property, buildings or systems,"
"jeopardize the life or safety of an individual," and violate
personal or educational privacy.
The
university said nine redactions were made under state law protecting law
enforcement investigations, proceedings, and a defendant's right to a fair
trial. Two more were withheld as attorney-client privileged material.
The
university also said it had "additional records" responsive to the
request but did not release them for legal reasons.
Pressure
for accountability grew after Brian Harpole, who led Kirk's private security
detail, said Long failed to address a concern raised before the event. Harpole said
Long indicated by text that the university's Sorenson Center rooftop would be
secured.
"He
comes back and his last correspondence was, 'I got you covered,'" Harpole
said in November on "The Shawn Ryan
Show." "What else am I to do when a command-level
person from an accredited police department says, 'I've got this area?'"
In
a press conference on the day
Kirk was killed, Long acknowledged the security failure.
"We
train for these things, and you think you have things covered and — you know,
these things, unfortunately, they happen," Long said.
"You
try to get your bases covered and unfortunately, today, we didn't," he
said. "And, because of that, we had this tragic incident."
Connecting
the Dots:
Jon M. Huntsman
Jr. was the Utah state government governor, the
China U.S. ambassador for the Barack Obama administration, a
distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and
is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank).
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the founder of the Carnegie
Corporation of New York.
Ted Lieu was honored with the Carnegie
Corporation of New York's Great Immigrants Award,
has represented California's 36th congressional district in the United
States House of Representatives since 2023 and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Astrid S. Tuminez was
a program officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York,
received a master's
degree in Soviet Studies from Harvard University received her a Ph.D. in political
science and government from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and is the 7th President of the Utah
Valley University (Charlie Kirk Shooting).
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the founder
of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace (think tank), the Brookings Institution (think
tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim
Advancement.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations and was the Chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Paul E. Peterson was a director of governmental studies at the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and is a professor at Harvard University.
Lawrence H.
Summers was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank) and is a professor; former president of Harvard
University.
Ann M. Fudge is a
trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was an
overseer at Harvard University.
John C. Whitehead was
the chairman for Harvard University and is an honorary trustee
at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Herbert M. Kaplan is
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and
a board of fellow’s member for Harvard Medical School.
Cass R. Sunstein is
a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and
a professor at Harvard Medical School.
Lynn Bendheim
Thoman is a board of fellow’s member for Harvard Medical
School and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Howard E. Cox Jr. is
a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a
board of fellow member for Harvard Medical School.
Kenneth M.
Duberstein is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank) and a senior advisory committee member for the Harvard
University Institute of Politics.
Harold H. Koh was
a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), the State
Department legal adviser for the Barack Obama administration and an
overseer at Harvard University.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Breene M. Kerr was
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and
a life member emeritus for the Corporation of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
Corporation
of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is the governing body for
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Laura D'Andrea
Tyson was a member of the Corporation of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and a trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Louis W. Cabot was
a life member emeritus for the Corporation of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and is an honorary trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Shirley Ann
Jackson is a life member of the Corporation of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and the Center for American Progress.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society and a supporter for the Center for American
Progress.
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank), the Center for American Progress and a
supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.
PepsiCo, Inc. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.
Kimberly Cheatle served as Senior
Director in Global Security at PepsiCo. and was the 27th director
for the U.S. Secret Service. (President Trump was shot in Butler under her leadership).
Michael H. Jordan was
the division chairman & CEO for PepsiCo, Inc. and an honorary
trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Larry D. Thompson is
the EVP of governmental affairs, general counsel & secretary for PepsiCo,
Inc. and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and the International Rescue
Committee.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations.
Dina Dublon is
an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a
director at PepsiCo, Inc.
Indra K. Nooyi is
an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and the
chair & CEO for PepsiCo, Inc.
ONE Campaign is
a partner with the International Rescue Committee.
Michelle Obama was
an advocate for the ONE Campaign.
Morton H. Halperin is a director at the ONE
Campaign, a senior adviser for the Open Society Foundations,
Newsmax’s Mark Halperin’s father, was a senior fellow at the Center
for American Progress and served with the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a funder for the Center for American
Progress, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim
Advancement.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for
American Progress and the Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations, was the Chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society and a supporter for the Center for American Progress.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress
and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
PepsiCo, Inc. was
a funder for the Center for American Progress.
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank)
and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Ted Lieu was honored with the Carnegie
Corporation of New York's Great Immigrants Award,
has represented California's 36th congressional district in the United
States House of Representatives since 2023 and is a member
of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Astrid S. Tuminez was a program officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, received a master's
degree in Soviet Studies from Harvard University received her
a Ph.D. in political science and government from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and is the 7th President of the Utah
Valley University (Charlie Kirk
Shooting).
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the founder
of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a funder for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society
for Muslim Advancement.
Jon M. Huntsman
Jr. is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace (think tank), was a distinguished fellow at the Brookings
Institution (think tank) the China U.S. ambassador for the Barack
Obama administration and the Utah state government governor.
Open Society Foundations was
a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank).
George Soros is the founder
& chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the
Chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was
a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank) and the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Resources:
Past Research
Feds
to recognize Utah's gay marriages (Past Research on
Utah)
Saturday,
January 11, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/01/feds-to-recognize-utahs-gay-marriages.html
Charlie
Kirk Shooting Suspect Tyler Robinson in Custody (Connecting the Dots: The Utah
Valley University Shooting, The Butler Shooting, The 2012 Aurora (CO) theater
shootings, The 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, The Annunciation
Catholic School Shooting, 5 Shootings “ALL CONNECTED” & Soros Funding, All
Networking) (Past Research on the Utah Valley
University)
Friday,
September 12, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/09/charlie-kirk-shooting-suspect-tyler.html
TIAA
Our Leadership Team (Past Research on the Carnegie
Corporation New York)
Saturday,
October 8, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/10/tiaa-our-leadership-team.html
Pepsi
- Obama Logo Controversey (Connecting the Dots: PepsiCo, Inc., The Center for
American Progress, Barack Obama administration, The Carnegie Corporation of New
York & the Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past
Research on the Carnegie Corporation New York)
Saturday,
March 14, 2026
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/03/pepsi-obama-logo-controversey.html
Dr.
Morton Halperin – J Street Education Fund (Connecting the Dots: J Street,
Morton Halperin, The Open Society Foundations, Newsmax’s Mark Halperin, Rhonda
(Randi) Weingarten, The ONE Campaign, MSNBC, ACLU, The Carnegie & Soros
Funding) (Past Research on the ONE Campaign & Morton
Halperin)
Tuesday,
June 17, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/06/dr-morton-halperin-j-street-education.html
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