A close friend said

A close friend who spoke to Charlie Kirk, who was then the American-turned founder heading to Utah, told Fox News Digital that Kirk was “not afraid” Before his assassination Wednesday.

Brilyn Hollyhand, 19-year-old political commentator and Kirk’s friend, is texting Kirk Father of two children He was shot dead while speaking during his American comeback trip.

“He’s super energetic and excited,” Holyhand said to Fox News digits. “Comment [Kirk] Like, it will be a huge win, and it will be the time when we will participate in Gen Z with non-elected years. ”

Charlie Kirk

Kirk is Killed by an assassin While speaking under the tent at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. A bullet hit the 31-year-old man in the crowd. Kirk was transferred to Timpanogos Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

According to Hollyhand, Kirk’s confidence and determination to debate and carry out large-scale events was nothing new, telling Fox: “In the decade I’ve known Charlie Kirk, he had one day afraid of him.”

“When his security team let him know that there is some kind of threat, whether physically or threatening, he has to go to the green room with him in the green room, he has to wait in this fixed room and wait for the threat described above.”

Charlie Kirk speaks at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025 in Orem, Utah. Kirk, the founder of the American Turnover Point, spoke on his “America Comeback Journey” when he was shot and killed in the neck. (Photo by Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)

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“It’s never thought, ‘Oh yes, we’re going to pack. We’re going to get home safe and we’re not going to campus anymore’.”

Hollyhand also spoke openly to Kirk, saying despite facing “various activities that have never been worried about in restaurants and various events. [Kirk’s] Eye. ”

The 19-year-old political activist also said he plans to execute Kirk’s legacy and even he will speak at the upcoming Free University event, who was supposed to be the speaker after Holyhand.

General vision of a wreath paved by mourners at the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria during a fatal shooting of youth activist and influential American Charlie Kirk during an event in Orem, Utah, Utah, September 11, 2025. (Phil Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images)

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“He was a patriot, and his life was dedicated to the cause of holding public debates, and the country he loved very much – the United States of America” President Donald Trump said Wednesday night at the Oval Office. “He fights for freedom, democracy, justice and the American people.

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“He is a martyr of truth and freedom, and no one has ever been so respected by young people.”

Preston Mizell is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to preston.mizell@fox.com and x @mizellpreston