Utah State University issued an evacuation order due to a suspicious package on campus ahead of tonight’s TPUSA event.
Video posted to social media showed police shouting, “fire in the hole!” three times before they blew up the suspicious package.
The bomb scare comes just weeks after TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated during an event at Utah Valley University.
Tuesday evening’s TPUSA event will feature Senator Mike Lee, Representative Andy Biggs, former Rep. Jason Chaffetz and Governor Spencer Cox.
ABC 4 Utah reported:
Utah State University issued an emergency alert ordering the Old Main Building to be evacuated.
The alert was issued at 2:44 p.m. on Tuesday, September 30. Anyone in the Old Main Building has been ordered to leave immediately using the nearest exit and to follow instructions from emergency personnel.
According to USU spokesperson Amanda DeRito, there was a suspicious package in the building, and police are responding. As of 3:45 p.m., the situation has been cleared, the Old Main Building is safe. Scheduled activities are returning to normal.
Witnesses told ABC4 that they were in class when they were evacuated, and they said that they saw bomb squad units outside the building and that there was a detonation of some kind.
Kiera Larsen, a USU student, told ABC4 that she was in class in Old Main when a man came in and told them they needed to evacuate the building.
Utah State said: “A suspicious device was found near the exterior of Old Main. University and Local law enforcement were dispatched to the scene. A device was located and deemed to be a non-explosive device. Out of an abundance of caution, the bomb squad detonated the suspicious device. Old Main building is now clear and safe. All scheduled events may resume as normal.”
UTAH STATE: “A suspicious device was found near the exterior of Old Main. University and Local law enforcement were dispatched to the scene. A device was located and deemed to be a non-explosive device. Out of an abundance of caution, the bomb squad detonated the suspicious… https://t.co/XvesaB5aPA
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 30, 2025
The Turning Point USA event at Utah State is still a go.
The Turning Point event at Utah State is still going on
Photo from inside right now: pic.twitter.com/HDLTOhUpDl
— Jack Poso (@JackPosobiec) September 30, 2025