BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Public officials from across our region are condemning the shooting death of Charlie Kirk.

Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was fatally shot at an event at a Utah college. The shooter remains at large.

The circumstances of the shooting drew renewed attention to an escalating threat of political violence in the United States that has cut across the ideological spectrum.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, in a statement, said, “Political violence has no place in the country. We must condemn this horrifying attack. My thoughts are with Charlie Kirk and his family.”

New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik said in a statement, “ Hearts across America are heavy, broken, and outraged after today’s heinous assassinatio

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