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UVU Police chief resigns shortly after one-year anniversary of Charlie Kirk's assassination

By ABC4 · October 29, 2026 · 1 min read
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The chief of police at Utah Valley University has resigned just over a year after the deadly shooting of Charlie Kirk on campus. Utah Valley University shared an internal article from Oct. 8 that confirmed Chief Jeff Long’s resignation “earlier this month” and named the new acting chief as Eric Beveridge.

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