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The suspected shooter is a 22-year-old white man raised in a staunchly conservative household with guns.

But David Frame, who moved to Orem seven years ago to teach at the university, said local residents shouldn’t be surprised that it happened here, given Utah’s staunchly pro-gun attitudes and policies.

He was known for his staunchly right-wing and unfiltered opinions on heated topics such as abortion and gender identity, comments that frequently drew fierce criticism, particularly on college campuses he visited.

Mahmood said: "Individual sentencing decisions will always be the responsibility of the independent judiciary – and this is something I will staunchly defend."

The move adds to GOP lawmakers’ apparent efforts to downplay their staunchly anti-abortion views as Americans increasingly back abortion access ahead of the 2026 midterms.