Texas Tech Student Arrested And Expelled After Disrupting Charlie Kirk Vigil
An 18-year-old student at Texas Tech University, Camryn Giselle Booker, was arrested and later expelled after a video emerged showing her disrupting a campus vigil for Charlie Kirk. In the footage, she is seen shouting, “F**k y’all homie dead, he got shot in the head,” and flicking a “Make America Great Again” hat onto another attendee.
Campus police charged Booker with simple assault, a Class C misdemeanor, after the confrontation escalated. She was detained in the Lubbock County Jail and released on a $200 bond.
By September 15, Texas Tech confirmed that Booker was no longer enrolled, citing university policies and condemning conduct that “denigrates victims of violence.” The institution emphasized it could not comment further due to federal privacy rules.
The incident triggered strong response from Texas political leaders. Governor Greg Abbott publicly denounced Booker’s remarks and supported her ouster, posting her video and declaring that she “definitely picked the wrong school to taunt the death of Charlie Kirk.”
This case joins a growing wave of disciplinary actions across Texas campuses in the wake of Kirk’s assassination. Legal observers are closely watching how universities balance free speech protections with campus conduct rules amid heightened political tensions.
