SALT LAKE CITY (KSL.com) — Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

Kirk, the founder and president of conservative action group Turning Point USA, was 31 and left behind a wife and two children, according to CBS News.

The rise of Charlie Kirk

Kirk had developed a large and loyal online following and was an ally of President Donald Trump. Many of Kirk’s college Q&As, similar to what was supposed to transpire on Wednesday, went viral over the years.

Kirk co-founded Turning Point USA at the age of 18 in 2012, according to the BBC. Kirk grew up in the Chicago suburbs and dropped out of college to focus full-time on political activism.

Known as the “Trump whisperer,” Kirk was “deeply involved in vetting top positions for

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