BS BULLETIN:

• Charlie Kirk’s family has filed a notice of claim against Utah Valley University, the state of Utah and university officials, preserving its right to pursue a wrongful-death lawsuit.
• The filing alleges Turning Point USA specifically warned UVU’s police chief about student rooftop access near Kirk’s event before the Sept. 10, 2025 assassination.
• Only six campus police officers were assigned to an outdoor event attended by roughly 3,000 people, according to the filing.

Charlie Kirk’s family is preparing for a potentially major wrongful-death lawsuit — and one allegation in its new legal filing stands above the rest.

They say Utah Valley University was warned about the rooftop danger before Kirk ever took the stage.

The notice of claim, dated Sept. 9, names UVU, the state of Utah, the university police department, Police Chief Jeffrey Long, former UVU President Astrid Tuminez and potentially others. Filing the notice is a required step before the family can pursue a lawsuit against the public university and state. No dollar amount was specified.

The prospective plaintiffs include Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, their two children and Kirk’s estate. The filing also acknowledges potential claims from his parents.

Kirk was assassinated Sept. 10, 2025, while speaking to approximately 3,000 people in an outdoor courtyard at UVU in Orem. Authorities say the fatal shot was fired from the roof of the nearby Losee Center. Tyler Robinson has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder and other charges, and the criminal case is proceeding toward trial.

According to the family’s filing, Turning Point USA received information before the event that students had access to rooftops close to where Kirk would be appearing.

That warning was allegedly passed directly to Chief Long.

TPUSA asked whether the access could be controlled or whether one of Kirk’s security personnel could be positioned there.

Long’s alleged response was strikingly simple:

“I got you covered.”

The family alleges the danger was never adequately addressed.

Although the warning referenced access at the Sorensen Student Center, the alleged gunman ultimately fired from the nearby Losee Center roof. The filing says students were known to access that rooftop and that university employees had previously found beer bottles and other debris there.

The family argues the possibility of a rooftop attack should have been especially apparent following the 2024 attempted assassination of Donald Trump by a gunman positioned on a roof during a Pennsylvania rally.

The filing alleges a much broader series of security failures as well.

According to the notice, UVU had no written security plan for Kirk’s appearance, failed to conduct an adequate risk assessment, did not establish a secure perimeter and assigned only six campus police officers to an event drawing roughly 3,000 people.

It further alleges that a request for additional campus officers was denied and that UVU police subsequently did not seek reinforcements from nearby Orem or Provo police.

No drones were used to monitor rooftops, and campus surveillance cameras were not being watched in real time, according to the filing.

That last allegation could become particularly significant.

Video presented during Robinson’s criminal proceedings allegedly showed a figure prosecutors identify as Robinson moving across the Losee Center roof toward the location from which the shot was fired. Kirk’s attorneys argue real-time monitoring could have allowed security to intervene.

The filing also says first responders were not immediately available after Kirk was shot and that he was transported to the hospital in a private vehicle rather than an ambulance.

Kirk family attorney Brett Parkinson said the family believes the killing was preventable and alleged that Utah and UVU failed to follow through on security promises that included protecting rooftops surrounding the event.

UVU has not conceded the family’s allegations. The Associated Press reported that the university has faced criticism over its security preparations and has since begun expanding its campus police force. The Utah Attorney General’s Office said it does not comment on potential litigation.

The filing does not itself establish negligence or liability. Those allegations would have to be proven if the family proceeds with a lawsuit.

But the alleged pre-event rooftop warning gives the coming legal fight an unusually specific question: What did university officials know about the vulnerability — and what did they do after being told?

MY QUICK TAKE:

The most haunting words in this entire filing may be four very ordinary ones:

“I got you covered.”

DBS WIRE SOURCES:

• Fox News — Kirk family alleges UVU knew of rooftop security risk before assassination
• Associated Press — Kirk family says security failures by Utah officials led to assassination
• CBS News — Kirk family alleges “reckless decisions” by Utah officials
• East Idaho News/KSL — Kirk family puts UVU on notice they intend to sue
• Just the News — Kirk family alleges UVU security failures led to wrongful death