The fatal shooting of conservative activist and influencer Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Wednesday is renewing calls to address a rise in political violence across the United States.

Recent years have seen similar high-profile incidents — from the assassination attempt on then-presidential candidate Donald Trump to the hammer attack on Paul Pelosi, the killing of a Minnesota lawmaker, and the shootings of U.S. Reps. Steve Scalise and Gabby Giffords.

Troy Williams, executive director of Equality Utah, said Wednesday's assassination of Charlie Kirk left his community reeling.

"We all feel deep grief and sorrow for what happened yesterday," he told Scripps News. "The political violence that we witnessed was evil and it is imperative that Americans, regardless of our political

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