Nick Shirley Reveals He Was Charlie Kirk's Last Guest Before Assassination in Utah

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Nick Shirley Reveals He Was Charlie Kirk's Last Guest Before Assassination in Utah

Nick Shirley shares the haunting reality of being the final person to appear on Charlie Kirk's show just an hour before Kirk was shot and killed in Utah. The investigative journalist discusses receiving death threats, being told he'll "be the next Kirk," and his family being targeted after exposing fraud. Shirley explains why he believes Tyler Robinson, a former member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, became radicalized enough to commit the assassination. He also reveals he was supposed to attend the event where Kirk was killed but changed his plans at the last moment, potentially saving his own life.

Categories: Analysis
December 31, 2025

The Last Conversation Before Tragedy

Nick Shirley carries a burden few could imagine: he was the final guest to appear on Charlie Kirk's show before the Turning Point USA founder was shot and killed. "He texted me the day before. The day before he got shot," Shirley reveals. "I was actually the last guest to ever go on Charlie Kirk's show before he got shot. It was like an hour before he got shot."

The timing is eerie and tragic. Shirley, also from Utah, had planned to attend the very event where Kirk was assassinated. "I was supposed to be at that event and I was going to go do a live stream and I was even going to reach out at Turning Point to like be a part of it because I'm well known in Utah," he explains. "For some reason I decided to go back to New York or else I would have been who knows how close I would have been up on that stage or if I was just in the crowd but I would have been live streaming it."

Becoming a Target

Since exposing fraud, Shirley has become a target himself. When asked if anyone from the camp reached out, he responds with a simple "No." But the threats have been real and persistent. "In person and also," he says when asked about death threats. The messages are chilling: "Oh, like kirked. You're going to be kirked. You're going to be k. That's what they're saying to you."

"Yeah. Like you're the next you'll be the next Kirk," he confirms. The threats extend beyond online messages. "You're literally stopping at intersections and coming after me and trying to attack me," Shirley describes. The harassment has reached his family as well. "My little sister is getting phone calls," he shares. "From like the news. I'm like please don't talk to my family."

International media have escalated the situation dangerously. "Some news in India they doxed my home. They doxed my dad," Shirley reveals. "They like it was really weird. I haven't even told my dad about that because I just don't want to even bother him about it."

The Fraud That Started It All

Shirley's troubles began when he exposed fraud, which he insists was never meant to be a partisan issue. "I didn't make this a right or left issue. I just showed you guys that fraud was happening and now you guys are coming after me," he says. "Why are you defending fraud? Do you like money being stolen?"

The accusations of racism particularly frustrate him. "I was literally talking to a black man and then a Somali man comes out and he's also black. So I don't like I can't understand what what they're thinking calling me a racist," he explains. "I'm having a great conversation with a black man and then another black man comes up and he's Somali descent and he comes and attacks me for being a racist."

Shirley believes this fear of being called racist has allowed fraud to persist. "That's why the fraud has been able to happen for so long because people like Tim Walz are afraid to be called racist. Afraid to be called racist. And me and my generation, we're over it. Like we don't care."

A Generation Fed Up

Shirley speaks for a generation struggling economically while watching fraud go unpunished. "We're seeing that prices of homes are so expensive. I don't even have a friend that can afford a home," he says. "People aren't getting married because of how expensive things are. And we're paying so much money in taxes."

For those who attended college, the situation is worse. "Most kids are starting their life off behind the finish behind the starting line. They're thousands of dollars into debt," Shirley notes. He considers himself fortunate: "I'm lucky because I didn't go to college."

His frustration boils over when discussing those committing fraud while complaining about others. "You guys are stealing millions of dollars and getting rich. And then you're bragging about the white man working on TikTok. Who's actually the racist? You're the racist. You're the one saying the white man. You work white woman. You work white man. We're sick of it."

Who Charlie Kirk Was to Him

Though not personal friends, Shirley had deep respect for Kirk. "I think he's just somebody that similar to somebody like you, you know, they have your back because you're also doing the same thing. So, you have that mutual respect for him," he explains.

Shirley acknowledges Kirk's impact: "You might not have agreed with everything Charlie said, but if you think about what he did as far as the movement he created with Turning Point, I don't know if you were at Amfest last week, but it's amazing. It's amazing to see that even one person can gather 30,000 people for a convention in one weekend."

He describes Kirk as "somebody who's in the fight with you, speaking truth for what they believe and not standing down to anybody."

The Suspect: Tyler Robinson

When asked who he believes shot Kirk, Shirley doesn't hesitate: "I think it was Tyler Robinson. For sure." His reasoning is rooted in his knowledge of Utah's unique political landscape.

"I'm from Utah. The most violent protesters I've ever been around that I've been attacked by are people in Utah," Shirley explains. This surprises many, but he has an explanation rooted in the state's religious demographics.

"In Utah, we're primarily most of us are members of the Church of Jesus Christ. We're Mormons. We primarily support Trump and we don't fall into the agenda of the LGBTQ plus because of our religion," he says. "We believe that marriage is between a man and a woman and so if you're anything that's not if you're not a Christian for instance and you are in this mob mentality of Antifa of these left-wing ideas where they think literally Trump's the devil or Charlie Kirk's a fascist and so if you're inside of Utah and you're somebody who does not believe in that and you're not happy. You're in the worst place you could possibly be for yourself."

Why Utah Liberals Are So Extreme

Shirley believes Utah's overwhelming conservative religious culture creates an environment where liberals become radicalized. "That's why people in Utah have why the liberals are so crazy in Utah. And that's why there's been two killings political attacks in Utah this year at No Kings protest. Somebody got shot and killed supposed to be at that as well. And they killed Charlie Kirk in Utah."

He has investigated Robinson's background through local connections. "I do have like friends that live in St. George and like his family was in his ward in his church," Shirley shares. He believes Robinson was formerly a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

"When somebody leaves the church for some reason it becomes their whole personality typically and they just become very anti-Mormon and they just like their whole mission is just like their personality becomes like I'm an anti-Mormon like what are you doing being a member of the church," Shirley explains. "That's why he was so radicalized in a way where he got to the point where he literally thought he needed to kill Charlie Kirk."

The Aftermath

Robinson's family has disappeared from the area. "They've left the state. They're nowhere to be seen," Shirley says. "Even the boyfriend, the transgender boyfriend, his family's left the state, I've heard, too."

Shirley describes Utah as particularly challenging for those who reject its predominant values. "It's literally the worst spot for somebody to be if you're not a god-loving man who loves your family. And we're all and in Utah, most of us are all successful, too. Like there's not that much poverty in Utah. Mormons are workers."

The assassination has created uncertainty and unanswered questions. As Shirley continues his work exposing fraud while facing threats that he'll "be the next Kirk," the weight of being Charlie Kirk's final guest before his death remains with him. The investigation continues, but for Shirley, the loss is personal and the danger is real.

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