BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Charlie Kirk, a popular face in the youth conservative movement was shot and killed at a rally in Orem, Urah on Wednesday. Kirk's death comes just months before he was scheduled to make an appearance at Dignity Health Arena in Bakersfield.

Kirk, a Co-Founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, was at a stop on the non-profit's American Comeback Tour when he was shot.

Kirk was slated to join Megan Kelly and other conservative figures at a event here in Bakersfield in November. According to staff with Dignity health Arena, no immediate changes have been made to that date.

An outpouring of support for Kirk has been shared online by republican and democratic leaders in Kern County.

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