By Tim Reid, Courtney Rozen, Nathan Layne and James Oliphant
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Graphic videos that swept across social media of Charlie Kirk’s shooting made the activist’s death an indelible moment, forcing young Americans to confront the public killing of a prominent political leader not much older than themselves.
Kirk, 31, co-founder of the conservative political advocacy group Turning Point USA and a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, was shot at long range during a campus event in Orem, Utah on Wednesday. The suspect remains at large, and the motive for the killing is unknown.
Young conservatives mourned one of their own, a figure who was a constant, reaffirming presence on social media and television. And some young liberals who spoke to Reuters on Thursday also expressed