Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, is dead after being shot during an event at a Utah college.Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, has died after being shot Wednesday at an event at Utah Valley University, President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post.
The shooting comes amid a spike in attacks on political figures in the United States across all parts of the ideological spectrum.Charlie Kirk, the conservative political activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was killed after being shot at an event at Utah Valley University.
• A suspect in the shooting is in custody, FBI Director Kash Patel said on social media. Authorities holding a news conference now. We will have updates as soon as they become available.
• As President Donald Trump remade the Republican Party, Kirk embodied the party’s newfound populist conservatism in the social media age. Trump has credited Kirk with galvanizing and mobilizing the youth vote for him.
