What we know
- Charlie Kirk, a conservative political activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, has been fatally shot at an event at Utah Valley University.
- The shooter is believed to have fired once from a nearby roof in a “targeted attack,” according to the Utah Department of Public Safety, which is leading the investigation along with the FBI.
- A manhunt is still underway. Two people who were considered suspects were later released, the department said.
- There has been an outpouring of condemnation from both sides of the aisle. President Donald Trump described Kirk’s death as a “dark day for America” and blamed rhetoric from the “radical left” for causing political violence.
- As Trump remade the Republican Party, Kirk embodied the GOP’s newfound populist conservatism in the social media age. Trump has credited Kirk with galvanizing and mobilizing the youth vote for him.
Source: CNN
