"Kirk, 31, a podcast-radio commentator and an influential ally of Donald Trump, is credited with helping build the Republican president's base among younger voters. He was gunned down on Wednesday in what Utah Governor Spencer Cox called a "political assassination". The killing, captured in graphic detail in video clips that rapidly spread around the internet, occurred during a midday event attended by 3,000 people at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, about 65km south of Salt Lake City."
"Seconds before he was shot, the married father of two young children was being questioned by an audience member about gun violence, according to multiple videos of the event posted online. "Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America in the last 10 years?" Kirk was asked. He responded, "Counting or not counting gang violence?" He was shot moments later."
Kirk, 31, was a podcast-radio commentator and co-founder and president of Turning Point USA who helped build President Donald Trump's base among younger voters. He was shot during a midday event at Utah Valley University attended by about 3,000 people; video clips showed the killing in graphic detail. Seconds earlier he answered a question about gun violence, then was shot and later pronounced dead at a local hospital. Blood was visible immediately after the shot. Utah's governor called the killing a "political assassination" and warned it threatened the constitutional foundation of open debate.
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