Charlie Kirk ‘was not afraid’ ‘entering the Utah event, said a close friend

A close friend who spoke with Charlie Kirk while the founder of Turning Point USA went to Utah told Fox News Digital that Kirk had “no fear” Before his assassination Wednesday.

Brilyn Hollyhand, a 19 -year -old political commentator and friend of Kirk’s, sent SMS with Kirk before the father of two was shot dead by speaking during his American return tour.

“He was super energetic and excited,” Hollyhand told Fox News Digital. “The commentary (Kirk) made, it was like, it will be a big victory, it will be the moment when we keep Gen Z engaged in a non -electoral year.”

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Brilyn Hollyhand, a 19 -year -old political commentator, was a close friend of the late Charlie Kirk. (Getty Images)

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Kirk was killed by an assassin While speaking in a tent at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. One blow rang among the thousands of thousands and a ball struck the 31 -year -old. Kirk was transferred to the Timpanogos regional hospital, where he was declared dead.

Kirk’s confidence and determination to adopt the debate and organize large -scale events, despite threats, was not new, according to Hollyhand, who said to Fox “in the 10 years that I knew Charlie Kirk, he was never afraid of a day”.

“I was in the green room with him at least half a dozen times that his security team has told him that there is a kind of threat, either physically or a threat, and he must hold and wait in this detention hall until the said threat is erased,” said Hollyhand.

Charlie Kirk speaks at the University of Utah Valley on September 10, 2025 in Orem, Utah. Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, spoke during his “American tour” when he was shot in the neck and killed. (Trent Nelson / The Salt Lake Tribune / Getty Images)

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“It was never like:” Oh, yes, we will make packaging and leave. We are going to go back to the safety of our house, and we are no longer going to campuses. “”

Hollyhand also saw Kirk being accosted in public, saying that despite the fact that he was confronted in restaurants and various events which “at no time was never afraid in the eyes (of Kirk)”.

The 19 -year -old political activist also said that he was planning to realize Kirk’s heritage and that he will even speak at a next event at the University of Liberty where Kirk was supposed to be the speaker after Hollyhand.

A memorial outside the United States Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, September 11, 2025, following the deadly filming of Charlie Kirk during an event in Orem, Utah. (Phill Magakoe / AFP via Getty Images)

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“He was a patriot who devoted his life to the cause of the open debate and the country he loved so much – the United States of America”, ” President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening of the oval office. “He fought for freedom, democracy, justice and the American people.

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“It is a martyr for truth and freedom, and there was never anyone who was so respected by young people,” added Trump.

Preston Mizell is a Fox News Digital writer covering Breaking News news. History advice can be sent to [email protected] and on x @Mizellpreston