Charlie Kirk Lifeless at 31, Trump Publicizes

Charlie Kirk — the controversial conservative commentator — has died after being shot within the neck on a school campus, Donald Trump introduced on social media.

POTUS made the announcement on his web site Fact Social Wednesday afternoon, claiming Kirk had died after sustaining accidents from a taking pictures on the Utah Valley College campus in Orem, UT.

As you understand … Kirk was shot round 1 PM native time at a Q&A with college students the place tons of of individuals, together with some protesters, had gathered.

Video of the taking pictures — which seems to indicate Kirk taking a bullet to the neck — is circulating on-line.

UVU launched an announcement which reads, partially, “There was a single shot fired from the highest of a close-by constructing about 200 yards away to the most effective of our data he has been hit and a suspect is in custody.

Nonetheless, a spokesperson for the College shortly modified their tune on whether or not the suspect is in custody. First, the rep stated the person was in custody … now the rep is saying he is not beneath arrest and has been launched.

Kirk gained nationwide recognition when he cofounded Turning Level USA at simply 18 years outdated. TPUSA is a nonprofit group dedicated to advocating for conservative politics on highschool and school campuses.

Charlie often went viral for movies through which he debated liberal college students … and, his posts on X had been extremely divisive.

Kirk was a loyal ally of President Donald Trump … selling election fraud misinformation after the 2020 election. He additionally appeared earlier than a Home Committee on the January 6 riots as a result of Turning Level despatched a number of buses to the rally. He pled the Fifth to questions posed by the committee, although his workforce stated they did hand over hundreds of paperwork to the committee.

After the taking pictures, President Trump tweeted out, “We should all pray for Charlie Kirk, who has been shot. An ideal man from prime to backside. GOD BLESS HIM!”

Kirk met Erika Frantzve in 2018, and the 2 married in 2021. They share two youngsters — a daughter born in ’22 and a son born in ’24.

Kirk was 31.