Charlie Kirk, Utah
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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday while speaking an event at Utah Valley University.
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University where he was scheduled to appear as part of his American Comeback Tour.
Kirk was a close ally of President Donald Trump and the founder of Turning Point USA, a conservative nonprofit organization that focuses on high schools and colleges. He spoke at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee last year.
Tess Crowley, a 2024 University of Michigan alumna and Traverse City native, details the chaotic moments after the conservative commentator was shot at Utah Valley University while doing her job.
Erika Kirk, Charlie's widow, made her first public remarks since her husband's assassination. She stood behind a sign reading "May Charlie be received into the merciful arms of Jesus, our loving savior.
The video shows a figure dressed in black dropping from a roof at the Utah campus and fleeing towards a wooded area.