LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — A University of Kentucky employee is on administrative leave after making what officials have called an "insensitive" comment regarding the assasination of Charlie Kirk.

A comment Brad Van Hook reportedly made on a news story reporting that the conservative influencer had been shot while speaking at an event in Utah went viral following Kirk's death. The post shows Van Hook paraphrasing a quote from famous trial attorney, Clarence Darrow, which stated, “I have never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great satisfaction.”

Jay Blanton, spokesperson for the University of Kentucky, told FOX 56 that Van Hook is the manager of the school's key shop.

"The statement attributed to him — no matter who made it and what their affiliation is — does not

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