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Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed at a political event in Utah Wednesday afternoon.

The 31-year-old activist and close ally of President Donald Trump was at Utah Valley University for the first stop of his American Comeback Tour.

A person of interest who was taken into custody was released later on Wednesday, according to FBI Director Kash Patel.

Charlie Kirk, the conservative firebrand and founder of Turning Point USA, has died after he was shot while speaking at a Utah Valley University event in Orem, Utah.

President Donald Trump initially shared news of his death on Truth Social .

"The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead," Trump wrote. "No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United

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