""The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead," Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday at 4:40 p.m. Eastern. "No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!""
"The shooting happened during Kirk's "American Comeback Tour." He had been speaking in front of a large crowd assembled for a debate-style event. A graphic video from the scene showed him speaking before a shot can be heard, and he suddenly flinched as he was struck. He appeared to be shot in the neck. Police confirmed a single shot was fired, and the campus was locked down."
Charlie Kirk, 31, was shot during a campus event at Utah Valley University in Orem and died after being struck, authorities said. The shooting occurred during his "American Comeback Tour" while he spoke to a large crowd; video showed him flinch as a shot rang out and he appeared hit in the neck. Police confirmed one shot and the campus went into lockdown; a suspect was initially reported detained but law enforcement later said a suspect remained at large. Kirk founded Turning Point USA, rose to national prominence in his early 20s, and cultivated close ties to Donald Trump. Kirk repeatedly targeted LGBTQ+ people with incendiary commentary and promoted disinformation about transgender people and gender-affirming care, including a widely ridiculed claim blaming transgender people for inflation.
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