• Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk is dead. He was shot at an event at Utah Valley University. • Kirk, who cofounded Turning Point USA, was an ally of President Donald Trump, who mourned his death. • Turning Point USA confirmed Kirk had died following the shooting.

The conservative influencer Charlie Kirk is dead at age 31.

Kirk, an ally of President Donald Trump, was the cofounder of the massive political and media operation Turning Point USA and Turning Point Action.

He was shot in the neck on Wednesday afternoon while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. He was participating in a debate as part of his "American Comeback Tour," according to Turning Point USA's website; it was the first stop of a scheduled 15-stop tour set to take place across the count

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