Turning Point USA founder and CEO Charlie Kirk was pronounced dead at the hospital after he was shot while speaking at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University.

President Donald Trump confirmed the death on Truth Social.

"The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead," Trump posted. "No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!"

Kirk, who is known as "America's hardest working grassroots activist," was gunned down by an unknown suspect. Although someone was taken into custody from the scene, authorities did not identify him as a suspect.

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