OREM (KSL.com)— Conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck and killed Wednesday while speaking at Utah Valley University.

President Donald Trump confirmed the death on Truth Social.

“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!,” Trump said.

Kirk’s speech was part of the American Comeback Tour hosted by Turning Point USA. Several people attending the speech confirmed they heard a shot was fired. An alert UVU sent to students said a “single shot shot was fired on

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