JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot Wednesday at a Utah university.

Kirk, who was 31 years old, was the co-founder of conservative youth organization Turning Point USA.

In the hours after the shooting, elected leaders from Tennessee and Virginia responded to the fatal shooting on social media:

Gov. Bill Lee (TN)

".@MariaLeeTN and I offer our heartfelt prayers for Charlie Kirk, and ask that the Lord be near his family right now."

Gov. Glenn Youngkin (VA)

"Suzanne and I are stunned and grief-stricken by the brutal murder of Charlie Kirk today. We are praying for his beautiful wife and young family. Their anguish can only be healed by the Lord. While the promise of the Lord is that God welcomed Charlie Kirk to Heaven with the words “well done

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