Documents obtained by Judicial Watch show Utah Valley University arranged emergency cleanup work one day after Charlie Kirk’s killing and exchanged messages about blood removal, barriers, contractors and media coordination before paving the area.
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OREM, Utah — Newly released records detail Utah Valley University’s efforts to clean and pave the campus site where Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated, including an emergency payment request, internal text messages about blood remaining at the scene and discussions about keeping the work quiet.
Judicial Watch announced that it obtained 64 pages of university records through a request filed under Utah’s Government Records Access and Management Act, known as GRAMA.
The records cover university actions following Kirk’s assassination on Sept. 10, 2025, and include invoices, payment documents, messages and correspondence related to the cleanup and paving of the area.
An emergency payment request was submitted to a vendor on Sept. 11, one day after Kirk was killed. The invoice totaled $6,090.52 and described the work as “Clean up for shooting incident.”
The vendor’s name was redacted.
Messages exchanged Sept. 12, two days after the assassination, showed individuals discussing the physical condition of the site, the presence of law enforcement and how remaining material would be removed.
“The cops just called me into the fountain. Area to get them some water. We’re not gonna need to cut out any sod. I don’t think I bet we can just wash it all down,” one person wrote in the text-message exchange.
“Ok great news. Let me know and I’ll pass it along,” a second person replied.
“Well, they’re done now. And there is still some stuff to cleanup. But I think we can get it cleaned pretty easy,” the first person wrote.
“Stuff as in blood?” the second person asked.
“There’s still A [sic] Eight inch puddle ish,” the first person responded.
The second person then wrote, “Plugger,” followed by a grimacing emoji.
The first person responded with an exclamation-points emoji and wrote, “Hell no.”
“You trying to splash stuff. The solution to pollution is dilution,” the first person added.
“Yea true. Just up the irrigation,” the second person replied.
“I’ll just grab a hose and spray it, man,” the first person wrote.
When asked whether that would be done that night, the person responded with an exclamation-points emoji before writing, “No, tomorrow. The FBI is still there. I guess.”
On Sept. 13, the first person wrote, “Lmk [let me know] when you wanna go.”
“By chance have any gloves,” the second person asked.
“Ehhh I’ll grab some,” the first person replied.
Separate messages released by Judicial Watch addressed the paving operation and concerns about publicity surrounding the work.
On Sept. 14, an individual involved in the project wrote, “My guys are well trained in keeping quiet.”
“I think [redacted] is on it with your media folks,” the person added.
Other messages from the same day discussed the appearance of barriers available for use near the site.
“UU has some barriers available… but they are bright red,” one individual wrote.
“No thank you. Any other color,” another person responded.
“I know. I thought the same thing,” the first person replied, adding a hysterically laughing emoji.
The records were released after Judicial Watch requested documents related to both the removal of material from the assassination site and the subsequent paving work.
Utah Assistant Attorney General Nichole Ferguson said Utah Valley University consulted personnel and departments believed likely to have participated in the work.
“With respect to the portion of the request seeking records related to the removal of evidence and/or materials from site of the assassination of Charlie Kirk,” Ferguson stated, “UVU consulted the departments and personnel reasonably likely to have been involved in that work.”
Ferguson said Stacy Fowler, an assistant GRAMA records officer, contacted the Utah Valley University Police Department regarding the request.
Fowler was told that university police did not control the crime scene and did not participate in removing evidence or other materials from the location, according to Ferguson’s response.
“Because UVUPD did not participate in any aspect of the evidence removal process, a search of UVUPD emails and text messages was not conducted as it was not reasonably likely that the search would produce responsive records related to ‘the destruction and/or removal of evidence and/or materials from the site of the assassination of Charlie Kirk,’” Ferguson stated.
Judicial Watch filed its records request Nov. 20, 2025.
The organization sought all records involving the destruction or removal of evidence and materials from the site of Kirk’s Sept. 10 assassination.
Its request specifically included university police and security emails, text messages, reports, directives, contractor invoices and work authorizations.
Judicial Watch also requested all records concerning the paving operation conducted at the site, including communications between the university and contractors, estimates, invoices, purchase orders and related documents.
Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said the records add to the publicly available information surrounding Kirk’s assassination and the university’s response.
“There is intense public interest in the political assassination of Charlie Kirk,” Fitton said. “These documents, some of which are unpleasant, add to the catalogue of public information about Charlie’s vicious murder.”
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