Michael "Mikey" McCoy
Other Turning Point USA chief of staff
TPUSA chief of staff and Kirk's close aide. Traveled with Kirk to campus events. Public after the killing as a friend and staffer; Owens and others have pointed at Kirk's inner circle. No public evidence he was a shooter.
McCoy joined Kirk’s orbit as a teenager and was chief of staff by 2024. After 10 Sep he spoke publicly about Kirk’s campus style and about how hard the charging quotes were to hear. Inside-job rumors that name “the guy next to Charlie” have to produce an act, a communication, or physical evidence. Proximity to a victim is not that. Portrait waits on a free source photo.