HOUSTON — Texas leaders took to social media to express their condolences after Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was assassinated at an event at a Utah college on Wednesday.

Kirk was rushed to a nearby hospital after he was shot, but later died. He leaves behind a wife and two young children.

College officials said at least one shot was fired and a suspect was in custody. CBS News later reported that the suspect had been released.

Kirk, 31, was attending an event at the Sorensen Center courtyard on the Utah Valley University campus when he was shot in the neck. While it's unclear what level of screening took place for participants at the event, one witness said there was no security checkpoint to enter the area where Kirk w

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