Texas State University expels student for mocking Charlie Kirk assassination

Texas State University has expelled a student who was filmed re-enacting the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk by a leftist. The performance drew outrage online and from state leaders.

Video of the incident, recorded Monday on the San Marcos campus, showed the unidentified student shouting at members of a chapter of Turning Point USA, the group co-founded by Kirk. “Charlie Kirk got hit in the neck, bitch!” he yelled while slapping his neck and mimicking the motion of being shot, New York Post says.

The footage also captured the student climbing onto a statue, repeating the gesture, shaking his body, and collapsing to the ground as if struck by a bullet. 

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott reposted the video on social media, demanding immediate disciplinary action. “Hey Texas State. This conduct is not accepted at our schools. Expel this student immediately. Mocking assassination must have consequences,” Abbott wrote.

By Tuesday evening, university president Kelly Damphouse confirmed the student had been expelled. “The university has identified the student in the disturbing video from Monday’s event. I will not tolerate behavior that mocks, trivializes, or promotes violence on our campuses. It is antithetical to our TXST values,” Damphouse said in a statement. “The individual is no longer a student at TXST. Federal law prevents the university from commenting further on individual student conduct matters.”