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Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed at a Utah college event.

FBI Director Kash Patel said the suspected gunman is in custody.

Trump mourned Kirk as "Great, and even Legendary."

OREM, Utah - FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the suspected gunman is in custody after Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday at a Utah college event—an incident that has drawn renewed attention to the threat of political violence across the United States.

The death was announced on social media by Trump, who praised the 31-year-old Kirk, the co-founder and CEO of the youth organization Turning Point USA , as "Great, and even Legendary."

Videos posted to social media show Kirk speaking into a

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