LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) -- Michigan leaders are speaking out after conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was shot and killed Wednesday while speaking at Utah Valley University, according to President Trump.

"Thinking of Charlie Kirk, his family, and the community at UVU after the horrific shooting. We should all come together to stand up against any and all forms of political violence. It's unacceptable," the governor wrote in a post to X (formerly known as Twitter).

Republican Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) called the shooting an "act of pure evil."

"The political violence in this country has got to stop. I'm praying for Charlie Kirk, his young family, and the Utah Valley community who witnessed this act of pure evil. God created each of us in his image and likeness, and we need to see

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