Well-known American conservative activist and staunch ally of President Donald Trump, Charlie Kirk , was fatally shot while addressing an audience at Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday.

Kirk, 31, was addressing an outdoor crowd of roughly 3,000 people at the first of at least 15 scheduled stops on a nationwide tour organised by Turning Point USA (TPUSA), the conservative group he cofounded.

While Kirk was taking questions from the audience, a single gunshot rang out from somewhere on campus. Kirk was then seen clutching his neck and collapsing from his chair, with blood gushing from the wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later died.

Two individuals were briefly detained in connection with the shooting but were released after questioning, with aut

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