Charlie Kirk, the founder of the conservative youth activist organization Turning Point USA, has died after he was shot during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, President Donald Trump said.
“The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,” Trump said on social media. “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!”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called the fatal shooting a “political assassination.”
The manhunt for the suspected shooter is still underway and the investigation is still ongoing, according to FBI Director Kash Patel.
The Utah Department of Public of Safety said in an update Wednesday night that two people were initially taken into custody after the shooting but later released.
The first was released and later charged with obstruction by university police. The second person was taken into custody and released after an “interrogation” by law enforcement, the department said.
Utah authorities said “there are no current ties to the shooting with either of these individuals.”
The FBI said it is working alongside state and local law enforcement to “to fully investigate and seek justice in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk” and asked for tips from the public, urging anyone with information, photos and video from the incident to share it with investigators.
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