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Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist, was shot and killed at Utah Valley University during an event Wednesday.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called it a political assassination and vowed to find the shooter.

The campus is closed as law enforcement investigates; one man was taken into custody for questioning, then released.

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

"This is a dark day for our state, it's a tragic day for our nation. I want to be very clear that this is a political assassination," Gov. Spencer Cox said Wednesday on the campus of UVU.

Cox said investigators had a "person of interest" in custody, but late

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