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Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed at a Utah college event.

FBI Director Kash Patel said the suspected gunman taken into custody was released after an interrogation by law enforcement.

Trump mourned Kirk as "Great, and even Legendary."

OREM, Utah - FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the suspected gunman taken into custody after the fatal shooting of conservative activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk on Wednesday has been released.

The incident has drawn renewed attention to the threat of political violence across the United States.

The death was announced on social media by Trump, who praised the 31-year-old Kirk, the co-founder and CEO of the youth organization Turning Point USA , as "Great, and even Legendary."

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