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(NewsNation) — Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative influencer and key ally to President Donald Trump, was assassinated Wednesday while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University.

Police said Kirk, 31, was struck by a single rifle round fired from a rooftop roughly 200 yards away, sending thousands of attendees scrambling for cover.

Charlie Kirk asked about shootings before shots fired

Emma Pitts, a reporter for the Deseret News who was in attendance to cover the event, spoke to NewsNation about witnessing the shooting.

“It was a terrible irony that Kirk was asked about mass shootings just before I heard a gunshot from behind me at 12:20 p.m. Th

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