Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot on Wednesday while speaking to a large crowd at an event at Utah Valley University.

Kirk is reported to be in critical condition at a local hospital.

Video from the event documented the shooting as a gunshot rings out and Kirk falls backward. The video showed Kirk bleeding heavily from a wound near his neck.

Officials say a shooter is in custody.

Former Utah congressman Jason Chaffetz was at the event. The Republican was visibly shaken as he relayed the account to Fox News on air, saying that he heard the shot and saw Kirk fall over. “It seemed like it was a close shot,” Chaffetz said.

“We are confirming that he was shot, and we are praying for Charlie,” said Aubrey Laitsch, public

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