A haunting tweet posted by Charlie Kirk more than a decade ago is now making the rounds online, just hours after the Turning Point USA founder was fatally wounded during a student debate in Utah.
The resurfaced post, dated June 22, 2014, read:
“Did I just get shot by an AR-15? Feels like it.”
Though likely meant as sarcasm at the time, the words have taken on a bone-chilling new meaning following the conservative figure’s passing on September 10.
Highlights
- Charlie Kirk’s resurfaced 2014 tweet about being shot by an AR-15 has many saying he predicted his own fate.
- Detractors pointed out Kirk’s staunch defense of the second amendment in the wake of his passing.
- Bullets recovered at scene bore pro-trans slogans, echoing August attack at Minneapolis school.
Netizens unearthed an 11-year-old tweet in which Charlie Kirk wondered if he had been wounded with an automatic weapon
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The 31-year-old commentator was targeted in the neck while hosting a Q&A session at Utah Valley University, barely 20 minutes into the event. He had just praised the crowd when the attack occurred, flinching violently in his seat before being rushed off stage by security.
More than 3,000 people were in attendance. Chaos erupted immediately.
While it’s unclear what the 11-year-old tweet in question was referring to, some netizens have taken it upon themselves to present the finding as proof that Kirk had “predicted his own passing” when he was just 20 years old.
Charlie Kirk had long been a staunch defender of the Second Amendment, regularly speaking against firearm restrictions and promoting its ownership as a "safeguard against tyranny."
Recent findings link the attack to the transgender movement, as messages pointing to it were found in the bullet
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But in the aftermath of the tragedy, coupled with the resurfacing of his tweet about being shot with an AR-15, the online discourse has intensified dramatically. Heated debates over g*n control, personal safety, and political violence have reached a boiling point.
What’s making the conversation even more volatile are the disturbing developments surrounding the suspected shooter.
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Sources close to the investigation say that the ammunition used in the attack on Kirk was defaced with handwritten slogans referencing transgender activism.
Investigators are actively exploring whether the attack was ideologically motivated, with attention now turning to digital breadcrumbs that could link the assailant to extremist communities.
The attack comes just a month after a gun attack took the lives of two children at a Catholic Church
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The incident reignited national trauma, particularly in light of a recent, similarly devastating attack at a Catholic elementary school in Minneapolis.
As Bored Panda previously reported, the attacker, 23-year-old Robin Westman, opened fire through the stained-glass windows of Annunciation Catholic Church during a back-to-school Mass, fatally wounding two children and injuring at least 17 more.
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Westman left a disturbing online footprint made up of YouTube videos, journals, and handwritten plans.
Evidence also included a red notebook filled with violent fantasies about “powerless kids,” and praising infamous mass shooters.
In the same vein, the ammunition used was also marked with politicized phrases, such as “for the children,” and “k*ll Donald Trump.”
Comedy Central announced it will not air reruns of an August South Park episode parodying Charlie Kirk
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In response to the incident, Comedy Central announced that it will not air reruns of a recent South Park episode that poked fun at Charlie Kirk.
However, the episode will remain on the Paramount+ streaming platform.
In the August 6 episode, titled Got a Nut, one of the characters decides to launch a podcast centered on talking points regularly associated with figures such as Kirk, Ben Shapiro, and others.
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The character, imitating Kirk, sets up a table at South Park Elementary, challenging other students to debate in the same format that catapulted Kirk to viral fame in the first place.
The character is then awarded the “Charlie Kirk Award for Young Master Debaters.”
“It’s kinda funny, and it kinda goes to show the cultural impact and the resonance that our movement has been able to achieve.”
"Premonition." The 11-year-old tweet gained new meaning in light of Kirk's assassination
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