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Utah Valley University student recalls seeing man walking on or near Losee Center roof twice in two weeks
CNN ^ | Sept 12, 2025 | Allison Gordon

Posted on 09/12/2025 6:58:33 AM PDT by McGruff

A Utah Valley University student told CNN on Thursday night he saw a man walking on or near the roof of the Losee Center twice in the last two weeks.

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The student said he last saw the person on the roof last Wednesday at noon, a week before the shooting.

He told CNN that he reported his observations to the FBI tipline after the shooting, but has not heard back.

The student described the man as a “tall, skinny-ish white dude [who] had dark hair. He had this backpack on and was wearing dark clothes.” He added that the man was looking down at the courtyard area where Kirk’s speaking engagement was later held.

At the time, the student said, he thought it unusual for a person to be near the roof, but he did not report it to authorities.

He said a professor also noticed the man on the roof and called out to him. According to the student, the professor asked, “Hey, man, are you doing all right?” and the man on the roof “just kind of dismissed what he said.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Utah
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1 posted on 09/12/2025 6:58:33 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff

Gee, , see something, say something


2 posted on 09/12/2025 7:10:52 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (Boycott everything Mexican. Vacations, food, restaurants. Regardless of ownership. )
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To: A_Former_Democrat

It’s Utah. They are very trusting.


3 posted on 09/12/2025 7:15:15 AM PDT by vivenne (7Come to think of it. Fact)
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To: McGruff

Does the university have easy access to their roofs?

Apparently so.

This killing was carefully plotted out.


4 posted on 09/12/2025 7:21:16 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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To: McGruff

https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1966276227670605836

I don’t think he was acting alone. This man stood up seconds after the shooting looking towards the roof when everyone else was dropping to the ground.


5 posted on 09/12/2025 7:22:26 AM PDT by Linda Frances (Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness. )
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To: A_Former_Democrat
We just got back from a three week trip to the UK with lots of rail travel and one air flight from Cork to Edinburgh. All of the train stations and airports have PA announcements that say "See it. Say it. Sorted." There are posters of the same think all over the place on transit systems. The "Sorted" is weird. Grok says:
The "See it. Say it. Sorted." campaign in the UK is a public safety initiative led by the British Transport Police to encourage vigilance on public transport, particularly trains and stations. It urges people to report anything suspicious they see (like unattended bags or unusual behavior) to authorities by texting 61016 or calling 0800 405040, so it can be addressed ("sorted") quickly. The slogan is a concise call to action: observe, report, resolve.

It's been widely promoted across the UK’s rail network and has sparked some online discussion, with a few X posts noting its catchy phrasing and others humorously questioning what "sorting" entails.

The campaign was launched by the British Transport Police in 2016 to promote public vigilance on the UK's rail network; it has been extended to UK airports as well. While the primary focus remains on trains, stations, buses, trams, and the London Underground, posters, announcements, and promotional materials for the campaign have been rolled out to airports and ferry terminals to encourage reporting of suspicious activity across broader public transport and travel hubs.

The campaign has been heralded as a success with a 350% increase in suspicious reports. But its ubiquity causes users on X and Reddit to frequently reference to it as an "earworm" that's "annoying but effective."

Maybe we need a similar campaign in the USA.

6 posted on 09/12/2025 7:26:40 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: McGruff

Assuming video surveillance on campus is not erased on a 48-72 hour basis, the claim can be verified. If true, investigation into how this man got on roof is required. Access to roofs is normally restricted, locked, unless an observation deck. This is not a new phenomena.

In 1972, my parents moved into a highrise in Ottawa. I delivered newspapers after school. Access to the roof was from the stairways at either end of the building. Both were locked.


7 posted on 09/12/2025 7:32:44 AM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (All we need is 177k signatures to get a referendum on freedom in Alberta!)
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To: Linda Frances

Who is that happy dude? He should be interviewed by police.


8 posted on 09/12/2025 7:40:28 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (NO rooftop security at the Charlie Kirk assassination event? Did we learn nothing from Butler, PA?)
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To: McGruff

By now it shou.d be pbvipus that IF someone sees someone on a roof at an event that they must report it immediately, and cops and security should make it priority nu,ber one to check that person on the roof out.

STOP filming threm and saying nothing. Film them WHILE seeking out security as fast as you can!


9 posted on 09/12/2025 7:44:27 AM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Calgary Transit, like most transit systems, I would hope, has a ‘Transit Watch’ program. Riders are encouraged with the slogan, ‘See something? Say something’. (Actually, a cheap, unoriginal imitation of NYMTA’s copyrighted “If You See Something, Say Something®”).

Customers can discretely text 74100, or press the panic buttons on CTrains, to contact Calgary Transit cops.


10 posted on 09/12/2025 8:01:01 AM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (All we need is 177k signatures to get a referendum on freedom in Alberta!)
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To: Linda Frances

Yep, Antifa soldiers imo.


11 posted on 09/12/2025 8:01:06 AM PDT by Irenic
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To: A_Former_Democrat

Never forget, hindsight is always 20/20.


12 posted on 09/12/2025 8:03:22 AM PDT by traderrob6
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To: Linda Frances

The “man” claims he was trying to distract the assassin, so as to get aid to Charlie quickly.

Sorry, he is a liar. You CANNOT FAKE the orgasm of joy he is showing. HE is a monster at the very least, maybe in on the shooting. Put him in Gitmo, and pour the water on his face until he screams. JMO.


13 posted on 09/12/2025 8:04:21 AM PDT by Glad2bnuts
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To: The_Media_never_lie

I saw on X that they had already identified him and reported his identity to the FBI.


14 posted on 09/12/2025 8:05:37 AM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: Linda Frances
This man stood up seconds after the shooting looking towards the roof That's what I would have done too
15 posted on 09/12/2025 8:06:57 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: Linda Frances

After watching the video, that wouldn’t have been me. He was just a hater celebrating


16 posted on 09/12/2025 8:08:39 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: Linda Frances

That sure does look like he was expecting the sho.


17 posted on 09/12/2025 8:16:16 AM PDT by Pocketdoor
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To: McGruff
A bit strange indeed...

Charlie Kirk - the hand-signals of these men seconds before the

18 posted on 09/12/2025 9:10:44 AM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: Karl Spooner
Choose your body armor carefully.

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19 posted on 09/12/2025 9:43:02 AM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

The English have many different terms or ways of describing many things.
We have many friends in England and Scotland that keep us entertained with their phrases.
In this case the safety program’s line is given to all words begin with the letter, “S”. They could have added, “Suss it out.”

We have many odd sayings here in the USA. Our friends enjoy our differences.
“CHEERS!”


20 posted on 09/12/2025 9:58:17 AM PDT by BatGuano (Quantus Tremor Est futurus.)
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