On Sept. 10, 2025, Deseret News reporters Emma Pitts and Eva Terry were on the ground at Utah Valley University covering a Turning Point USA event when founder Charlie Kirk was fatally shot. One year later, they reflect on what they saw, the prayer they said while crouched under a desk and what the experience taught them about political violence, faith and the work of journalism.
This is an excerpt from a longer roundtable that also includes reporter Brigham Tomco, who published an in-depth profile of Kirk weeks before his death. Watch the full conversation on our YouTube channel.
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They were there when Charlie Kirk was shot. Here's what stayed with them
