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Kylie Marchant, a volunteer at Turning Point USA and a witness to the shooting, conveyed her disbelief and emotional turmoil. She described the environment before the attack as lively and eager, with a crowd genuinely excited to see Charlie. Suddenly, shots rang out, and reality shifted in an instant. She shared the disorienting experience of seeing Charlie fall and realizing seconds later that something terrible had happened. As someone from Utah—a place renowned for safety—she was initially blindsided, illustrating how violence can strike even in the most unexpected settings. Kylie’s account paints a raw, human portrait of that moment: confusion, fear, and a struggle to comprehend how such violence could occur at what was supposed to be a gathering of like-minded individuals passionate about ideas and activism.