In the hours after Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck on a Utah college campus on Wednesday, prayers poured in on social media for the conservative activist.

Kirk, a Trump ally, was shot while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University in Utah. Video shows that Kirk was talking about "transgender mass shooters" when he was shot. Shortly before 5 p.m. Eastern Time, the Associated Press confirmed that Kirk had died from his injuries. Law enforcement says the shooter remains at large.

This is just the most recent incident of political violence in the U.S over the past year, including two assassination attempts on Donald Trump during the 2024 presidential campaign and the assassinations in June of a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband.

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