WA officials condemn fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, political violence Katie Campbell September 10, 2025 / 4:34 pm

Washington state officials on the right and left condemned political violence Wednesday following the fatal shooting of 31-year-old conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Orem, Utah.

Kirk, a right-wing firebrand who co-founded Turning Point USA, an organization that advocates for conservative policies on high school and college campuses across the country, was speaking at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University when he was shot in the neck.

Utah state officials said during a press conference Wednesday afternoon that a "person of interest" had been taken into custody and was being questioned, according to The New York Times .

Kirk's death was first announced by

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