US EditionLeft-wing streamer set to debate Charlie Kirk tells followers to stop joking about fatal shooting
Charlie Kirk, 31, founder of Turning Point USA, died after a gunshot severed an artery at a Utah event, prompting widespread condemnation as political violence, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Charlie Kirk, 31, died shortly after being shot at a Utah Valley University event, with President Donald Trump and Megyn Kelly confirming his death on Truth Social and The Megyn Kelly Show .
- NBC News reported shots came from about 200 feet away, and video showed attendees at the Utah event running after Kirk appeared shot near his neck; Beck said a surgeon told him the artery was severed, making survival unlikely.
- Megyn Kelly and Glenn Beck were visibly rocked on Wednesday, with Kelly breaking down in tears and Beck saying, `God is not neutral in the affairs of man.`
- Tributes poured in as President Donald Trump memorialized Kirk as a leading youth voice, while Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson offered prayers and condolences.
- Across the political spectrum, Megyn Kelly warned authorities must find the gunman or it would feel like `open season` on conservatives, while Democrats and Republicans condemned the shooting as political violence.
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Jeffrey Bruno Charlie Kirk of Turning Point, USA. Father Mike Schmitz speaks at the National Eucharistic Congress at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on July 18, 2024. “Is it a fool’s errand to try and make sense of something like this?” Megyn Kelly asked the Catholic priest.
"Charlie Is Dead": American Journalist Megyn Kelly Breaks Down On Air
US political commentator Megyn Kelly broke down on live television as she announced that Charlie Kirk had died. The right-wing activist was assassinated on Wednesday during a public event at Utah Valley University.
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