The University of Toronto says one of its professors who made a seemingly violent comment on social media in the wake of the assassination of influential American conservative activist Charlie Kirk is now on leave. Article content

Kirk was speaking to a large crowd Wednesday on the campus of Utah Valley University when he was killed by a single shot to the neck. Article content

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Ruth Marshall, an associate professor of religious studies and political science at U of T, who posts on the platform X under the name “Dr Ruth Marshall is Kicking Against the Pricks,” allegedly took to the social media platform at 5:40 p.m. ET Wednesday to write: “Shooting is honestly too good for so many of you fascist c–ts.”

Kirk was shot at about 2:20 p.m. ET and U.S. Pr

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