BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana leaders are reacting after conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was reportedly shot Wednesday during an appearance at Utah Valley University.

Kirk, 30, is the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, a conservative youth organization.

Videos posted to social media from Utah Valley University show Kirk speaking into a handheld microphone while sitting under a white tent emblazoned with the slogans “The American Comeback” and “Prove Me Wrong.” A single shot rings out and Kirk can be seen reaching up with his right hand as a large volume of blood gushes from the left side of his neck. Stunned spectators are heard gasping and screaming before people start to run away.

A spokesperson for the university told the New York Times that Kirk was stru

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