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Conservative activist shot dead in Utah was married and had two small children

Kirk was answering questions about gun violence in America seconds before being fatally shot.

Conservative activist and Trump ally was shot dead at a Utah Valley University event on Wednesday

The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, has drawn widespread condemnation and renewed attention to the climate of political violence in the United States. To many, Kirk was not just another partisan commentator.

Authorities are searching for the shooter who killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah college campus event in an act the state’s governor calls a “political assassination.”

US President Donald Trump orders all U.S. flags flown at half-mast — including at embassies abroad — to honour Charlie Kirk after his fatal shooting in Utah. The gesture revives national mourning traditions and sparks public debate.

Right-wing activist was killed while speaking at Utah Valley University

Charlie Kirk, chief executive and co-founder of the conservative youth organisation Turning Point USA, was shot dead at an event at Utah Valley University. Authorities stated that a single shot was fired from a roof while Kirk was speaking, and officials believe the assailant acted alone. A “person of interest”…

Eyewitnesses have given accounts of the horror which unfolded at the Utah Valley University campus after right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk was shot while speaking on stage.