Wheeling High School graduate Charlie Kirk, who rose from leading a youth-oriented conservative group to becoming a major far-right figure close to President Trump, was shot in the neck and killed during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday .

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Politics Charlie Kirk, conservative activist, suburban native and Trump ally, dead after being shot at event in Utah 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.

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Mary Norkol

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Who was Charlie Kirk?

Kirk grew up in the northwest suburbs, rising from a suburban high school student to a major force in the national polarizing cult

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