(AP) - Current and former elected officials who have experienced political violence directly in the United States reacted with sympathy and horror Wednesday to the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at an event in Utah. Kirk served as chief executive and cofounder of the youth organization Turning Point USA.

Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , a Democrat, posted that “the horrific shooting today at Utah Valley University is reprehensible. Political violence has absolutely no place in our nation.” Pelosi’s husband was seriously injured at their California home in 2022 by a man wielding a hammer , who authorities said was a believer in conspiracy theories.

President Donald Trump, who suffered a minor ear injury when he was shot at a campaign event last year

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