The narrative surrounding the Charlie Kirk shooting continues to unravel after video footage and eyewitness analysis directly contradicted claims made by Pastor Rob McCoy, father of Turning Point USA chief of staff Mikey McCoy.
In a widely circulated speech following the shooting, McCoy stated, “The minute Charlie was shot he [Mikey McCoy] called me and says ‘Dad Charlie’s been shot in the neck, please call every pastor and pray.’ He had his wits about him. He was directing. He had blood all over him.” McCoy’s account attempted to paint his son as both a witness and first responder, acting decisively amid chaos.
🚨 The moment Charlie Kirk was shot, his Chief-of-Staff Mikey McCoy immediately walked away and appeared to call someone.
— James Li (@5149jamesli) October 27, 2025
Both Erika Kirk and Pastor Rob McCoy (Mikey's father) claimed the call was to them.
Who do you think is lying? Or perhaps, the call was to neither? 🤔 https://t.co/lawoXATo4V pic.twitter.com/HDbOJoPBpG
However, Sam Parker broke the story on X, releasing crucial video evidence showing Mikey McCoy neither attended to Kirk nor had any blood on him at any moment. Parker noted, “Mikey McCoy didn’t dial a phone number after Charlie was shot. We see him pull the phone up to his ear and start talking—strange behavior.”
In the video, Parker highlights that Mikey seems calm, quickly turning and walking away as Kirk collapses, never directly interacting with the scene. The footage—now viewed by tens of thousands—raised alarming questions about the official account promoted by the McCoy family.
BREAKING: CHARLIE KIRK ABANDONED BY CHIEF OF STAFF!
— Sam Parker 🇺🇸🧯 (@BasedSamParker) October 22, 2025
After spending the entire morning at Charlie Kirk's side filming everything, Charlie's friend & TPUSA Chief of Staff Mikey McCoy appears to ABANDON Charlie at the very moment of Charlie's death.
You simply must watch Mikey… pic.twitter.com/qMR3pL3rTK
Ian Carroll, who conducted a thorough breakdown on YouTube, further detailed inconsistencies in Mikey’s actions. Carroll analyzed frame-by-frame movement, stating, “Shot rings out and you can see that Mikey’s left hand goes up kind of like it’s going to his ear to cover his ear. And his right hand is holding his phone…no dial motion is detected. Right? It’s the phone is in his arms and it’s immediately going up towards his ear.” Carroll continues, “He turns around and Charlie has still not fallen over. You’re about to see Charlie fall through the frame right here, but he’s already turned around and walking away. And there’s Charlie. Mikey’s out of line of sight and he’s already on the phone.”
Both Carroll and Parker questioned McCoy’s credibility as video evidence shows Mikey wearing a clean white shirt—no blood present—as he walks away with his phone. Carroll, referencing McCoy’s insistence on his son’s heroic actions, was direct: “I don’t see any blood all over anyone. And I’m pretty sure that the only opportunity to get blood all over him was just loaded into the car while he was walking away on the phone.”
Adding to the confusion, both Rob McCoy and Kirk’s wife Erika have publicly claimed that Mikey called them at the exact moment Kirk was shot. Carroll asks, “So, was he on the phone with you? Because that seems pretty quick. And it’s hard to say he even saw that it was a shot in the neck because he was behind him. He turned around within a second.”
Social media posts from additional investigators and eyewitnesses furthered the scrutiny. James Li’s post shows stitched footage with Mikey never visibly contacting Kirk post-shooting. MJTruthUltra’s tweet highlights other inconsistencies in public statements by TPUSA leadership regarding the timeline and communications.
The controversy has rippled through conservative circles, with many asking why Pastor Rob McCoy would make statements so clearly refuted by public evidence. As Parker noted in a follow-up, “Why did Rob McCoy lie about Mikey having Charlie’s blood all over him?”
For now, video shows Mikey’s immediate reaction was to calmly walk away talking on a phone, not to aid his colleague or become covered in blood. The discrepancy between eyewitness video and the official account remains glaring—and has placed the McCoy narrative under unprecedented public challenge.
