OREM, Utah – (TNS) Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during an event at Utah Valley University Wednesday, a shocking act of political violence that brought widespread condemnation.

“The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us,” President Donald Trump said on Truth Social.

Videos shared on social media show Kirk sitting under a white canopy, speaking to hundreds of people through a microphone, when a loud pop is heard; he suddenly falls back, blood gushing from his neck.

Before he was shot in the neck, he was asked about mass shootings.

“Do you know how many mass shooters th

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