Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at a Utah event on Wednesday Conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk died on Wednesday when he was shot in the throat while speaking to students (Image: AP)
The final words of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, before he was tragically shot and killed at a Utah event, have been circulated on social media.
The horrifying shooting took place on Wednesday at Utah Valley University, at around 12.25pm local time. The 31 year old commentator was addressing attendees through a handheld microphone whilst seated beneath a white marquee displaying the messages "The American Comeback" and "Prove Me Wrong" just moments before the shooting occurred.
He was in the midst of a discussion about gun violence in the US when he was sh