Charlie Kirk, a Trump ally and the executive director of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed on Wednesday. Kirk was speaking at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, and was reportedly answering a question about mass shootings when gunfire was heard. His spokesperson later confirmed that he had died. Kirk was 31.

Despite previous reports that a suspect was in custody, a UVU spokesperson clarified that this was not the case. “The suspect is not in custody. Police are still investigating. Campus is closed for the rest of the day,” the spokesperson said.

President Trump was the first to confirm Kirk’s death and shared his condolences on social media. “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,” the president wrote on Truth Social . “No one understood or h

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