Conservative activist Charlie Kirk has died at 31, after being shot in the neck at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump said that Kirk had died in a post on Truth Social . Kirk’s spokesperson Andrew Kolvet also confirmed that he had died, per The New York Times .
University officials said a suspect was taken into custody shortly after the shooting. However, officials later said that that person was not the shooter, and the shooter is not in custody .
Video posted online allegedly showing the shooting shows Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), speaking in a tent on a lawn. The tent is labelled “The American Comeback” and “prove me wrong,” with a large crowd gathered. A shot rings out, his body jerks, and a wound can be seen around