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Politicians who have experienced violence directly react to Charlie Kirk shooting
- Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
- The shooting occurred amid rising political violence, with the shooter still not apprehended and a suspect taken into custody later identified as innocent.
- Kirk was a 31-year-old father, Turning Point USA co-founder, and frequently debated liberal students on college campuses before he was critically wounded.
- President Donald Trump called Kirk "The Great, and even Legendary," urged flags at half-staff, and Democrats like Nancy Pelosi and Josh Shapiro condemned the attack as "reprehensible" and "horrifying."
- The shooting sparked bipartisan sympathy and renewed calls to reject political violence, recalling prior attacks on politicians including Pelosi's husband and Steve Scalise.
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Person of interest in custody in Charlie Kirk shooting
Following a press conference where officials said they have a person of interest in custody for the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, NBC News' Tom Winter says there is "growing confidence" that the person in custody could be the shooter. He broke down the legality of why officials don't jump to calling someone a "suspect."
Charlie Kirk, who died after being shot to death during an event at Utah Valley University, was founder of the conservative youth group Turning Point USA and an influential voice in the MAGA universe. Kirk emerged during President Donald Trump’s first presidential campaign as a defining voice of the fledgling conservative youth movement. Since his founding in 2012, Turning Point USA claims to have become “the largest and fastest-growing conserva…
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