Conservative activist and commentator Charlie Kirk, a prominent ally of former President Donald Trump, was fatally shot Wednesday at a Utah university event, police said.

Kirk, 31, was shot in the neck while addressing an outdoor crowd on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem.

Driving the news: Cellphone videos circulating on social media showed Kirk clutching his neck after the gunshot and falling from his chair, prompting attendees to flee. Blood was visible from the wound in some clips. The authenticity of the videos has not been independently confirmed. • “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no l

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