MSNBC has apologized and reportedly fired analyst Matthew Dowd over on-air comments he made about the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Multiple media outlets, including Deadline , Variety and The Hollywood Reporter , reported that the network had fired Dowd, whose comments sparked backlash after Kirk , a close political ally of President Donald Trump , was shot and killed while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10. Authorities were still searching for the shooter, as of early Sept. 11.

Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike were quick to denounce the shooting, which officials have described as a "targeted attack" and "political assassination."

In an interview on MSNBC about the shooting, Dowd said, in part: "You can't stop

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