"This is a dark moment for America," President Donald Trump said.
Orem: Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old conservative activist and close ally of US President Donald Trump who was instrumental in mobilizing young Republican voters, was shot dead on September 11 during a college event in Utah.
The shooting occurred during an event that marked the launch of Kirk’s planned college tour, spanning from Colorado to Virginia and dubbed 'The American Comeback Tour,' aimed at rallying young voters behind Trump and the Republican Party.
A door-to-door manhunt has been launched for the shooter, but law enforcement authorities have yet to detain anyone in connection with the murder.
Videos posted to social media show Kirk seated under a white tent bearing the slogans “The American Comeback” and “Prove Me Wrong,” speaking into a handheld microphone. Kirk was speaking at a debate hosted by his nonprofit political organization. He was in the middle of a question-and-answer session on gun violence when the attack occurred.
The shooting comes amid a string of political violence across the United States, including the assassination of a Minnesota lawmaker, a firebombing in Colorado, and last year’s attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
Kirk, who co-founded Turning Point USA in 2012 at just 18, rose to national prominence with his unapologetic conservatism, frequent cable television appearances, and close alignment with Trump.
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'Will find each and every one': Trump US President Donald Trump has vowed to bring to justice everyone responsible for the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Trump blamed the spread of “radical left” ideology for fuelling the killing of the 31-year-old right-wing political figure, whom he described as a “great American patriot”. "My administration will find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity and to other political violence, including the organizations that fund it and support it, as well as those who go after our judges, law enforcement officials, and everyone else who brings order to our country," the president said in a video message. Emphasizing Kirk’s stature in American political circles, he described him as “a truly Great American Patriot” and ordered that all US flags be flown at half-mast nationwide until Sunday (September 14) evening. |
