Emmy organizers: Security in place for Sunday awards event but will be 'relooking' at all plans

The Television Academy, the organizer of the Emmy Awards in Hollywood on Sunday night, says it is revisiting its security system for the event following the fatal shooting last week of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk at a speaking event on a college campus.

“We’re absolutely relooking at all of our security plans, but we always have a very robust security plan in place,” Television Academy president and chief executive Maury McIntyre told Variety on Thursday. 

“I know that basically once things happened yesterday, our security personnel all gathered together to just recheck things like that. Sitting with the LA Police Department, sitting with our department of transportation, just to make sure that we felt buttoned up. We are confident in the plans we’ve got in place.”

The event, honor top TV shows, will be held at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles. 

The Los Angeles Police Department declined to comment on plans, citing "security reasons," but said the agency is prepared.

“For security reasons, the department does not discuss protective measures for special events or any public gatherings. What I can assure you is that we are appropriately staffed and fully prepared,” said Jennifer Forkish, LAPD communications director, according to AOL.com.