RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia’s political leaders are responding to Wednesday’s assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk at a university appearance in Utah.

Governor Glenn Youngin tweeted, “Suzanne and I are praying for Charlie Kirk and his family,” then made official in Virginia a flag order given by President Trump:

Pursuant to President Donald J. Trump’s Presidential Proclamation to lower the flag of the United States of America, I do hereby order that the flags of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Virginia be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds in the Commonwealth in memory and respect of Charlie Kirk, founder and president of Turning Point USA, who was tragically shot and killed while delivering a speech at Utah Valle

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