A University of Toronto professor has been placed on leave after making a controversial comment online in the fatal shooting of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk earlier this week.

According to screenshots, Ruth Marshall, an associate professor of religious studies and political science, posted on her now-private X account, formerly Twitter, that "shooting is honestly too good for so many of you fascist c--ts."

The tweet was posted at 5:40 p.m. on Wednesday, about an hour after U.S. President Donald Trump shared on social media that Kirk had died.

Marshall's post was criticized by many users online, including Ontario's Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security Nolan Quinn.

"Universities and their professors are supposed to foster critical thought, respectful d

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