Close ally of Donald Trump Charlie Kirk shot dead in 'assassination'

Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed at a Utah college event in an act that drew renewed attention to the threat of political violence across the United States. Mr Trump said Mr Kirk was shot and killed as he was speaking at Utah Valley University. The shooting quickly drew reaction from leading political figures, including some victims of political violence.

“I am filled with grief and anger at the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk on a college campus in Utah,” Mr Trump said in an address to the nation. No one was in custody late on Wednesday, though authorities were searching for a new person of interest, according to a law enforcement official famil

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