Editor’s note: This story was updated at 4:00 PM CST to reflect Charlie Kirk ‘s passing after the Utah shooting .

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and ALI SWENSON

Summary:

– Charlie Kirk shot and killed Wednesday at Utah Valley University while speaking at an event.

– Turning Point USA founder and prominent conservative voice, 31, leaves behind wife and two children.

– Trump and other Republican leaders mourn Kirk, citing his impact on youth and conservative movement.

Charlie Kirk, who rose from a teenage conservative campus activist to a top podcaster, culture warrior and ally of President Donald Trump , was shot and killed Wednesday during one of his trademark public appearances at a college in Utah. He was 31.

Kirk died doing what made him a potent political force — rallying

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