Charlie Kirk, a conservative influencer and close ally of President Donald Trump , was shot and killed during an event at a university in Utah on Wednesday. Kirk, 31, founded Turning Point USA, an activist organization focused on conservative youth. Here are the latest developments. Copied Chas Danner Updated Sep. 10, 2025, 8:27 PM EDT

Is the manhunt still going?

Nobody seems to be officially acknowledging that, but apparently so. Copied Chas danner Updated Sep. 10, 2025, 8:15 PM EDT

What we know about the gunman

Not really anything, yet. Utah authorities took a “person of interest” into custody on Wednesday, but the person was then released after an interrogation.

All authorities have said is that the gunman wore dark clothing and fired a single shot at Kir

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