Charlie Kirk , the founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, is dead after being shot during an event on Wednesday at Utah Valley University, President Donald Trump announced .

“The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. 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!” he wrote.

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