Brandon Russon was an eyewitness to the murder of Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University Wednesday afternoon, having been standing only a few rows back from where Kirk was speaking. Russon told Newsmax that the entire moment seemed to unfold in “slow motion.”
“It was an enormous crowd, one of the biggest crowds I’ve ever seen him have — having watched his videos — and then, of course, that horrible moment came, and it just seemed like everything was in slow motion, and I didn’t feel like it was real for a split second,” Russon said during an appearance on “National Report.”
Russon added that with the ensuing chaos, he and his friend weren’t sure if there would be more shots fired.
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