Utah Valley University

An Associated Press review of Utah Valley University found the school lacked several key public safety measures and practices that are standard security for events around the country.

The university made the announcement Monday as it struggles to contain fallout over security lapses and the shattering of the serene image administrators cultivated.

Utah Valley University student body president Kyle Cullimore said the shooting has “reminded us how deeply in times of need, we utterly and desperately need each other.”

Classes at Utah Valley University were canceled in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Students arrived on Sept. 17 at a solemn campus, one with more security.

Pro-Life Utah executive director Deanna Holland was separated from her 12-year-old son when the single shot that killed Charlie Kirk was fired. But he found help — in what some might consider an unlikely place.

Utah State University in Logan was on Charlie Kirk’s itinerary after he started his tour at Utah Valley University. Here’s what students had to say about Gov. Spencer Cox’s call to rein in political violence.

Cox spoke Friday at a news conference announcing the arrest of the suspect in Charlie Kirk's assassination. Cox said this is a moment to make a choice: escalate or "find an off-ramp.”

Robinson was turned in by family members who reached out to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Gov. Cox thanked the family “who did the right thing in this case,” he said.

“I think there's going to be a lot of soul searching on the part of people in politics in Utah, community leaders and campus leaders,” said Utah State political scientist Damon Cann.

Even though the Orem campus of Utah Valley University is closed, some students still gathered the day after political influencer Charlie Kirk was shot and killed to grieve and pay their respects.

As the manhunt continues, state officials and law enforcement are asking for help from the public in identifying the suspect.

“We ask the public to be patient with the investigative process,” said Beau Mason, commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety.