(Gray News) - Charlie Kirk, a well-known conservative political activist, died after he was shot in the neck at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

The Utah Department of Public Safety said the fatal “targeted attack” occurred during a student-sponsored event with Kirk’s organization, Turning Point USA.

President Donald Trump was one of the first officials to confirm Kirk’s death with a statement in a Truth Social post .

“The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!”

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