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