The head of security for Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk says he alerted Utah Valley University (UVU) police about rooftop access two days before Kirk was assassinated during a TPUSA event on campus. The claim was made public Monday on “The Shawn Ryan Show.”

Kirk was killed on Sept. 10 during an appearance at UVU in which he was taking questions from attendees.

Brian Harpole of Integrity Security Solutions, who oversaw the security detail for the event, read what he described as text messages sent to UVU Police Chief Adam Long on Sept. 8 regarding access to the rooftop from which the alleged shooter fired.

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“We have some correspondence with the chief of the school uh on that day, on Monday, before Charlie was killed and why this hadn’t come out and why he won’t stand up like a man and admit this, I don’t know, but he’s watching a bunch of men lose their careers and he’s okay with it,” Harpole told host Shawn Ryan.

Harpole then read the messages he said were sent on Sept. 8: “Hello, Chief Long. We received this message today from the student group. ‘There is a student roof access pretty close to where CK will be set up at the Utah Valley. (The Sorenson Center has a couple of staircases that go up to walkways on the roofs.)’”

According to Harpole, the reply from Chief Long asked if the security team needed access to the roof.

Harpole said he responded that he had been told students had access to the area above the planned event space.

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Harpole said he then told the chief, “If this is true it would be nice to either have it controlled access or allow one of my guys to be there as well if possible.”

Harpole said the final message he received from the police chief read, “I got you covered.”

“What else am I to do when a command level person from an accredited police department says, ‘I’ve got this area.’?” Harpole said.

Ryan reacted to the exchange by saying, “Holy sh*t.”

Video released after the shooting shows the alleged gunman dropping from the rooftop and fleeing.

Authorities arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson early on Sept. 12. He is accused of fatally shooting Kirk from an upper-level walkway.

“Probably literally all they had to do is post anybody at that stairwell,” Harpole said.

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