The killing of MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk is another grim episode in a continuing cycle of violence running through US politics.

An icon in right-wing youth circles, the media personality and podcaster was an ally of President Donald Trump and had a huge following.

His death raises familiar questions about political violence, gun control and how America became so deeply - and perhaps irrevocably - divided.

Here, Sky News looks at some of the most high-profile acts of violence in the US political scene since President Trump was first elected in 2016. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list.

Image: A police officer at the scene of the shooting of Steve Scalise. Pic: Reuters

2017: Shooting at charity baseball game injures prominent Republican politician

Congressman Steve Sca

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