US President Donald Trump and top officials in his administration will lead tributes to Charlie Kirk on Sunday at a stadium gathering in Arizona, after the influential conservative activist was gunned down last week.

Kirk, 31, was fatally shot in the neck on September 10 while speaking at a Utah university as part of his popular public debate series.

Authorities arrested a suspect after a 33-hour manhunt, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty in the case.

The killing of the young conservative leader, founder of the Turning Point USA right-wing youth action campaign, has further deepened acrimonious political divisions in the United States.

Authorities say the suspected 22-year-old gunman cited the "hatred" he believed was stoked by Kirk -- who was a vitriolic critic of transgender

See Full Page