Charlie Kirk's Bodyguard Sent Him Eerie Message Months Before College Campus Shooting

Charlie Kirk was warned about the dangers of public speaking events months before he was shot at a Utah college campus, a former bodyguard revealed.

Kris Herzog, owner of The Bodyguard Group of Beverly Hills, warned Kirk in March that he "100 percent [would] be killed at one of his upcoming university speaking events" if extra security precautions weren’t taken, he told a news outlet on Thursday, September 11.

The pair first crossed paths after meeting at a rally at a California State University. Herzog claimed an associate of Kirk’s reached out to his organization about concerns they had over the conservative activist’s growing fan base.

"Everyone in my group felt that his security was not even close to what it should be and he was in grave danger of being shot and killed at one of his upcoming events,” explained Herzog, whose high-profile clientele includes Kim Kardashian and Sharon Stone. He said he tried to give Kirk’s team some suggestions, including a bulletproof glass shield and metal detectors.

Kirk was shot on September 10 while speaking to a large audience at Utah Valley University as part of his American Comeback Tour. Roughly about 20 minutes into his speech, Kirk was shot by someone in the crowd, believed to have come from 200 feet away.

A viral video captured the moment Kirk was struck by the gunshot, reaching for his neck as panicked students ran for cover.

The right-wing influencer was immediately rushed to the hospital, where he remained in critical condition before succumbing to his injuries.

The suspect remains at large, though the FBI recently released photos of the alleged shooter, who was seen wearing a black hat, dark denim jeans and a black long-sleeve shirt with an American flag.

Eyewitnesses at the scene highlighted the light security at the event. Tyler McGettigan, who purchased scannable tickets for the event, revealed that he was not asked to present his ticket at the entrance.

“I was expecting when I got here that I’d have to pass through some kind of security, but that just wasn’t a thing,” McGettigan said. “No one checked the barcode or the QR code. There was no checkpoint to get in. It was literally, anyone could walk in if they wanted.”