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• Charlie Kirk, a conservative US political activist and campaigner for President Donald Trump, has been fatally shot at an event at Utah Valley University. • The shooter – who is still at large – is believed to have fired once from a nearby roof in a “targeted attack,” according to the Utah Department of Public Safety, which is... • A manhunt is 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. Trump described Kirk’s death as a “dark moment for America” and blamed rhetoric from the “radical left” for causing political violence.

• As Trump remade the Republican Party over the past decade, 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. We're going to close the live blog here. If there are any major updates or a suspect is taken into custody, we will continue sharing the news as it happens. For now, you can catch up on the latest here. Vice President JD Vance has penned a lengthy tribute to Kirk on X.

Vance recalled developing a friendship with Kirk after he reached out on social media in 2017. Conservative activist Charlie Kirk has died after being shot during an event in Utah on Wednesday. President Donald Trump announced Kirk’s death on Truth Social. Kirk, a prominent ally of Trump, was speaking at Utah Valley University when the shooting occurred. HuffPost continues to cover updates on the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's assassination. The suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk is on "special watch" at the Utah County Jail until the completion of his mental health evaluation, said Sgt.

Raymond Ormond, a spokesperson for the Utah County Sheriff's Office. As of Saturday, Sept. 13, this blog is no longer being updated in real-time. Here is where you can find the latest updates on the assassination of Charlie Kirk. ‘Hey fascist, catch’: Authorities nab suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting, but motive still unclear OREM, Utah — Utah Gov.

Spencer Cox on Friday announced the arrest of a 22-year-old suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk after the man confessed to family members. “We got him!” Cox exclaimed at a morning news conference. ‘I love you baby,’ Erika Kirk breaks silence on husband’s killing Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press.

All Rights Reserved. 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. Today’s live updates have ended. Read what you missed below and find more coverage at apnews.com. Authorities say conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed by a single shot in an apparent targeted attack during an outdoor event Wednesday at Utah Valley University. Kirk co-founded the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA and was a close ally of President Donald Trump.

Editor's note: This page summarizes the news of Charlie Kirk's assassination on Wednesday, Sept. 10. For the latest on Charlie Kirk's death and the hunt for the shooter, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Thursday, Sept. 11. OREM, UT — Conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday in what the governor described as a... "This is a dark day for our state, it’s a tragic day for our nation," Utah Gov.

Spencer Cox said at a news conference. "I want to be very clear that this is a political assassination." Livestream video of the event showed crowds of people running from the university's courtyard where Kirk, 31, was speaking when the shooting... Police said that about 3,000 people were in attendance at 12:20 local time when a gunshot rang out, sending attendees running for safety. No suspect was in custody as of late Wednesday, but two people had been detained earlier in the day, according to the FBI and Utah Department of Public Safety. Investigators determined that neither of the two taken into custody had any ties to the shooting and were both later released. These were the updates on the killing of Charlie Kirk for Thursday, September 11.

Trump ally and activist Charlie Kirk shot dead at Utah university By Nils Adler, Joseph Stepansky and Brian Osgood This live page is now closed. You can continue to follow our coverage here. "Charlie Kirk is a casualty of the political war," Steve Bannon said. As voices across the political spectrum call to lower the temperature following the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday, many in the MAGA world are mourning his loss, with some enraged... Across social media, some of the most popular voices in the pro-Trump movement are calling for a crackdown on Democrats and for the Trump administration to take action in the aftermath of the killing. In private, peers of Kirk say they are shocked and horrified by the shooting -- with some MAGA influencers telling ABC News they may be hesitant to do public events in the future --...

"This will be the real turning point," one person told ABC News. Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story misspelled the name of the city where a vigil was held Wednesday night. It has been corrected to Orem, Utah. We regret the error. LATEST UPDATES: Authorities search for Charlie Kirk’s shooter Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed by a single shot in a targeted attack during an outdoor event Wednesday at Utah Valley University, authorities said. Kirk co-founded the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA and was a close ally of President Donald Trump.

WATCH: Prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk killed at event in Utah As of Saturday, Sept. Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story misspelled the name of the city where a vigil was held Wednesday night. It has been corrected to Orem, Utah. We regret the error. LATEST UPDATES: Authorities search for Charlie Kirk’s shooter Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed by a single shot in a targeted attack during an outdoor event Wednesday at Utah Valley University, authorities said.

Kirk co-founded the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA and was a close ally of President Donald Trump. WATCH: Prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk killed at event in Utah

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