Charlie Kirk shooting: Killer still at large as Trump ‘filled with grief and anger’ over shooting

Kulsum Hafeji
BBC Newsbeat

Image source, Tiana Lao/BBC

Tiana Lao, 20, says she and her housemate were “pretty excited” to watch
Charlie Kirk speak at a campus event.

She tells BBC Newsbeat that when they arrived, she was
surprised by the security measures given the size of the crowd.

“No-one was checking bags,” she says, adding “it
seemed like a peaceful debate in the beginning,” she says.

But she describes chaotic scenes after the gunshot rang out.

“We didn’t know what was going on, at first we were
confused,” she says.

“I didn’t even know if someone got shot at that point.
Everyone started ducking down, screaming ‘get down’ and telling us to run to
the nearest building.

“Then we realised this was serious. We were both crying
– I was shaking uncontrollably.”

The students have been told that classes will begin again on
Tuesday, but Tiana isn’t sure if she will go in.

She says the university has encouraged students to stay
vigilant and post any footage from the event to help “catch the killers as
soon as possible”.

The FBI has set up a portal for eyewitnesses to upload any
material that could assist the search.

Looking back at the event, Tiana says she thinks stronger
checks should have been in place.

“I do love my school, but I am pretty disappointed with the
security measures that they did not take,” she says.