Charlie Kirk, a close aide of American conservative leader and President Donald Trump, died of a bullet while speaking at a student-proposed outdoor program with his turning point USA AdvocC Group at Charlie Kirk’s Utah Valley University. He was rushed to Timpanogos Regional Hospital after being shot in the neck, where doctors declared him dead a few hours later. US President Donald Trump confirmed his death and said that no one could understand or understand the hearts of the youth in America as Charlie Kirk. He posted Truth on social social, “Great, Charlie Kirk has passed away. No one will understand the hearts of the youth in the United States better than Charlie. All especially I, I used to give them love and respect, and now, he is not among us. Melania and my sensations are with his beautiful wife Erika and family. Charlie, we love you!”
Charlie Kirk, a close associate of Donald Trump, murdered
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot dead during an external student program at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. Officials have described it as a target murder. The 31-year-old Kirk was the co-founder of the Orthodox youth group Turning Point USA and was close to US President Donald Trump. He was declared dead only a few hours after being taken to Timpanogos Regional Hospital. The Public Safety Department (DPS) of Utah said that when Kirk was shot at MST at around 12:20, around 3,000 people were present.
Why was the murder not known yet
Officials believe that the attacker fired from the roof in front of the courtyard. A press release by DPS stated, “No additional clarification can be given to maintain the reliability of our investigation.” Two people were arrested immediately after the incident, but both were released after a brief questioning on the investigators found no connection with the firing of Charlie Kirk. Law enforcement officials said that no one is in custody till local time on Wednesday evening. However, a law enforcement officer, while speaking to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity, confirmed that investigators were looking for a new ‘person of interest’.
FBI released George Zin and Zakaria Qureshi from custody
“We initially detained George Zin as a suspect. He was later released and the UVU police accused him of obstructing,” the Utah police said. The second suspect, Zakaria Qureshi was detained and released after questioning by the law enforcement. ” The statement further said, “None of these people have any connection with firing. The attacker is searched and investigated.” According to an AP report, Zin was found guilty of terrorist threatening in 2013 after sending emails to the organizers of the Salt Lake City Marathon after sending an email on the Finnish line. Utah’s Governor Spencer Cox condemned the attack, calling it a “political murder”. State Police Commissioner Bu Mason said the evidence suggests that the attacker had only targeted Kirk.
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Trump praised Kirk and called him a “great person”
Kirk Youth Organization was the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Turning Point USA. Trump posted on ‘Truth Social’, “No one considered the youth of America better than Charlie nor could he connect with them.” At the same time, Utah’s Governor Spencer Cox called the incident as “political murder”. He said, this is a black for our state and a tragic day for the country. I would clearly call it a political murder. “In a video available on social media, it can be seen that Kirk was speaking in his hand under a white tent in ‘Utah Valley University’. Slogans like “The American Cameback” and “Prau Me Rong” were written on the tent. Then a bullet fired, and Kirk was seen raising his right hand, while he bleed a lot from the left side of his neck.
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Kirk rise in orthodox politics
Kirk introduced the Turning Point USA in the suburban Chicago, with T party worker William Montgomery at the age of 18 in 2012. With low taxes and advocacy of limited government, the group faster spread to college complexes. But the decisive turn for the group came when it became one of Trump’s early and most strong ground supporters. During the 2016 President’s campaign, Kirk acted as a personal assistant to Donald Trump Junior.