WOODLAND PARK, Colo. (KKTV) - Conservative activist Charlie Kirk has died after he was shot in the neck at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday afternoon.

Click here for original coverage of the deadly shooting.

Kirk was scheduled to be in southern Colorado on Thursday as a guest speaker at the Truth and Liberty Conference in Woodland Park. The event is being held at Charis Bible College.

According to conference organizers, Kirk would be honored by continuing the conference as scheduled and holding a tribute Thursday night.

In a social media post, Woodland Park Police said because of the shootings both in Utah and Colorado on Wednesday, they are taking proactive steps to maintain community safety.

Woodland Park PD’s full statement can be found below.

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