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(NewsNation) — Conservative activistic Charlie Kirk died connected Wednesday aft he was shot during an lawsuit astatine Utah Valley University.
The Turning Point USA co-founder and fashionable media property was 31 years old.
Born and raised successful the Chicago suburbs, Kirk became politically progressive arsenic a teen and launched TPUSA, a blimpish advocacy group, successful 2012 erstwhile helium was conscionable 18 years old.
Over the years, Kirk and his grassroots enactment grew successful prominence, becoming highly influential successful the blimpish universe.
Kirk was possibly champion known for his fiery debates, verbally sparring with students connected assemblage campuses crossed the country. He besides hosted “The Charlie Kirk Show,” a blimpish speech vigor program, and served arsenic a idiosyncratic adjutant to Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son.
President Donald Trump expressed his condolences connected Wednesday, writing: "The Great, and adjacent Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No 1 understood oregon had the Heart of the Youth successful the United States of America amended than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, particularly me, and now, helium is nary longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies spell retired to his beauteous woman Erika, and family. Charlie, we emotion you!
Kirk is survived by his woman and 2 children.
This is simply a processing communicative that volition beryllium updated.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
