The funeral and memorial ceremony for Charlie Kirk is going to be live in a few hours, but the online chatter around his death is nowhere near stopping. This time, it's Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet, who said that even in death, Charlie Kirk may have saved lives. In an X post on Saturday, September 20, Kolvet addressed an online discussion about the lack of an exit wound after Kirk was shot on September 10 at Utah Valley University. He said he spoke directly with the surgeon who worked on Kirk at the hospital.

According to the TPUSA spokesman, the surgeon explained that the round “absolutely should have gone through, which is very very normal for a high powered, high velocity round. I’ve seen wounds from this caliber many times and they always just go through everything. This would have taken a moose or two down, an elk, etc.”

Why there were no exit wound on Kirk's body

There were a lot of questions, especially on why there was no exit wound on his body, as he was shot with a Mauser 98, a common bolt-action rifle typically used for hunting. Explaining how the bullet made no exit wound and stopped for Charlie, the doctor says. “It was an absolute miracle that someone else didn’t get killed,” the surgeon reportedly told Kolvet, noting that dozens of staff, students, and special guests had been standing behind Kirk inside the tent at Utah Valley University.

Kolvet said that he mentioned to the doctor that there were dozens of staff, students, and special guests standing directly behind Charlie on the other side of the tent, on which he replied, “It was an absolute miracle that someone else didn’t get killed.” Kolvet said the doctor described Kirk’s bone as “so healthy” and “so impressive that he’s like the man of steel.”

“Even in death, Charlie managed to save the lives of those around him,” Kolvet wrote. “Remarkable. Miraculous.”

Charlie’s last apolitical interview

Charlie Kirk sat on stage at the Restaurantology Summit in Salt Lake City just hours before his assassination on September 10 for what would be his final interview.

The interview, which was led by Andrew K. Smith, managing partner of Savory Fund, was intended to cover entrepreneurship, leadership, and the growth of Turning Point USA. It turned into Kirk’s last recorded reflections on his work, family, and philosophy of life.