What did the medical examiner list as the official cause of death for Charlie Kirk and on what date was the report issued?

1. What the news accounts say about how Kirk died

Contemporary news outlets uniformly describe Charlie Kirk as having been shot during an outdoor speaking event at Utah Valley University and pronounced dead the same day; several accounts frame it as a single, targeted shot—AP says he was “killed by a single shot in an apparent targeted attack” and BBC likewise reports he was shot dead while speaking ^{[1] [2]}. Obituaries and long-form pieces repeat the date of death as 10 September 2025 and characterize the killing as a sniper-like or rooftop attack in eyewitness reconstructions ^{[3] [2]}.

2. What the prosecutor and police disclosed publicly

Utah County prosecutors and law enforcement publicly described the investigation, arrested a suspect, and presented evidence such as texts and alleged plans in press briefings; The Guardian details a prosecutor’s press conference laying out alleged messages and behaviors by the suspect ^[4]. PBS and other outlets reported charges and arrest details but noted authorities “have not provided many details about why they think” the suspect carried out the attack, focusing coverage on charging decisions and legal next steps rather than releasing medical examiner language ^[5].

3. Where reporting mentions cause-of-death language — and where it’s silent

News organizations report the manner of death in journalistic terms (shot, killed, murdered, assassination) and mention a single fatal gunshot, but none of the provided sources quote or reproduce a formal medical examiner’s certificate with an exact cause-of-death line (e.g., “gunshot wound of the neck” or similar) or state when such a report was issued ^{[1] [2] [3]}. Therefore, the specific official phraseology and report date are not found in current reporting ^{[1] [2] [3]}.

4. Why the medical examiner’s report might not be in these sources

Major media often summarize law-enforcement findings and courtroom filings rather than reproducing full autopsy reports; medical examiner files can be withheld from public release for investigative reasons or privacy, or released later as part of court records (noted implicitly by the focus on prosecution and arrest details in PBS and The Guardian coverage) ^{[5] [4]}. Available sources emphasize criminal-investigation developments and public reaction over publishing the autopsy text ^{[1] [4]}.

5. Competing narratives and political context surrounding death

After Kirk’s killing, public discourse quickly split: some commentators and factions floated conspiratorial attributions (including accusations directed at foreign actors), while other voices warned against politicizing the death; reporting in The New York Times and other outlets documents a fierce online and intra-right debate about motive and blame ^[6]. Media coverage also records significant partisan reaction, firings for social-media commentary, and efforts by various actors to frame the killing to suit political narratives ^{[6] [7] [8]}.

6. What a careful follow-up should seek

To answer your exact question — the medical examiner’s official cause-of-death wording and the date that report was issued — you would need either (a) a copy of the medical examiner/coroner’s report (often a public record), (b) an official statement from the coroner’s office, or (c) court filings that attach or summarize the report. None of the provided news items include or cite such a document, so those primary records are the next necessary step (not found in current reporting) ^{[1] [4]}.

If you want, I can (a) search for a coroner’s report or a statement from the Utah coroner in additional sources, or (b) draft specific public-record request language to obtain the medical examiner’s report and its issuance date.