Outrage as Texas student repeatedly mocks Charlie Kirk's shooting death at Turning Point USA event

TEXAS, UNITED STATES: A Texas student is facing backlash after a video went viral showing him repeatedly re-enacting Charlie Kirk’s killing during a memorial event hosted by a local Turning Point USA chapter. The disturbing footage, widely shared online, has ignited outrage across social media.

The incident unfolded just one day after Texas Tech University expelled and arrested an 18-year-old student for allegedly making threatening remarks during a separate vigil for Kirk.

What happened to the student caught on video mocking Kirk’s death?

Student mocks Charlie Kirk’s death at Texas State Vigil

 A viral video recorded Monday on the Texas State University campus in San Marcos shows a male student mocking the recent death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a memorial event organized by the campus chapter of Turning Point USA (TPUSA).

It captures the student shouting, “Charlie Kirk got hit in the neck, b***h" while slapping his neck and shaking his body as if recoiling from a gunshot. Eyewitness footage shared online shows the student confronting TPUSA members and repeating the mocking performance multiple times. He then climbs a nearby statue, says, “Hi, my name is Charlie Kirk,” before collapsing to the ground as if acting out the assassination.

The caption of the video read, "This was at Texas State @txst a Charlie Kirk memorial event hosted by local TPUSA chapter. Student imitates Charlie Kirk’s death and mocks him, goes up to statue where TPUSA members are and imitates his death again, and spits near them. Also uses a vape/weed pen near end of video which is against campus policy."

As he walks away from the stunned crowd, the student is heard using a racial slur: “F**k that [N-word].”

Texas State University expels student after viral video mocking Charlie Kirk’s death

Texas State University expelled the male student on Tuesday, September 16, just one day after a video surfaced showing him mocking the death of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk during a campus memorial.

The decision came shortly after Texas Governor Greg Abbott publicly called for the student’s removal in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

“I will not tolerate behavior that mocks, trivializes, or promotes violence on our campuses,” University President Kelly Damphousse said in a statement. “It is antithetical to our TXST values. The individual is no longer a student at TXST.” He added that, due to federal privacy laws, the university cannot provide further details about student conduct cases.

This comes after Damphousse addressed the incident more broadly in a public message, “I am aware of the disturbing video that was taken at an event on our San Marcos campus on Monday. I have directed university officials to take immediate steps to identify the individual in the video."

It added, "Behavior that trivializes or promotes violence is reprehensible and violates the values of TXST. It will not be tolerated. If this individual is found to be affiliated with TXST, appropriate action will be taken. Let me be clear: expressions that glorify violence or murder have no place on our campuses.”

Abbott also confirmed in an X post, "The student is now expelled."

Internet roars over video of Texas student mimicking Charlie Kirk's death

Within a day of the video showing a Texas male student imitating the murder of Charlie Kirk going viral, amassing over 13.8 million views and more than 10K comments, outrage poured in across social media.

One user wrote, "Shame on him."

An enraged commenter wrote, "This is unreal how disgusting and evil this person is! 🤬🤬🤬"

Another noticed, "The kids laughing along with him are just as bad."

An X user claimed, "If he was vaping on campus and it's in violation of policy, he needs to be on probation at least. if he deliberately spit on people, that is assault."

An individual dubbed, "Absolutely disgusting behavior."

A social media user said, "Looking like a true demon, this kind of hate cannot be tolerated and he should be expelled."

One person mocked, "LOL KICKED OUT OF THE SCHOOL GOOD LUCK FINDING EMPLOYMENT!!🤣🤣"

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