Charlie Kirk, Trump ally and rightwing activist, shot and killed at Utah university
by Jenna Amatulli, Anna Betts, Maya Yang Lauren Gambi from US news | The Guardian on (#6ZYGR)
Rightwing commentator killed while speaking at Utah Valley University, as Trump blames radical left' while suspect remains at large
Charlie Kirk, the founder of the powerful rightwing youth activist group Turning Point USA (TPUSA) and a close ally of Donald Trump, was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon while speaking at a university campus event in Utah.
His death shocked the nation as members of both political parties expressed outrage at the killing. Spencer Cox, the Utah governor, called the shooting a political assassination", though a motive is not yet known and the shooter remained at large on Wednesday night.
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