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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA founder, was fatally shot at Utah Valley University.

President Donald Trump and Gov. Spencer Cox expressed condolences and vowed justice for Kirk's death.

UVU is closed through Sunday; one "person of interest" is in custody.

OREM — Conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck and killed Wednesday while speaking to students at Utah Valley University.

"This is a dark day for our state, it's a tragic day for our nation. I want to be very clear that this is a political assassination," Gov. Spencer Cox said Wednesday on the campus of UVU.

Cox said investigators have a "person of interest" in custody. "The subject for the horrific shooting today th

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