Popular American right-wing influencer and Trump ally Charlie Kirk has been shot while speaking on a university campus in Utah.<\/p>\n
Video circulating on social media shows Mr Kirk, 31, addressing a crowd while seated under a white tent when he appears to be shot in the upper body.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for Mr Kirk told Fox News: “Charlie Kirk has been shot at Utah Valley University. Condition unknown.”<\/p>\n
Shortly after the shooting, the university said on X that a suspect was in custody. But a university spokesman later told The New York Times that the person taken into custody was not the shooter.<\/p>\n
“Today at about 12:10 a shot was fired at the visiting speaker, Charlie Kirk,” the university said in the X post.<\/p>\n
“He was hit and taken from the location by his security. Campus police is investigating.”<\/p>\n
US President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform: “We must all pray for Charlie Kirk, who has been shot. A great guy from top to bottom. GOD BLESS HIM!”<\/p>\n
FBI director Kash Patel said agents were heading to the scene.<\/p>\n
“We are closely monitoring reports of the tragic shooting involving Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University,” he said on X.<\/p>\n
“Our thoughts are with Charlie, his loved ones, and everyone affected.<\/p>\n
“Agents will be on the scene quickly and the FBI stands in full support of the ongoing response and investigation.”<\/p>\n
Mr Kirk is the founder of conservative youth organisation Turning Point USA.<\/p>\n
With millions of followers online, he is credited with mobilising the youth vote for Mr Trump at last year’s election.<\/p>\n
His online content, including clips from his well-known “Prove Me Wrong” debates with progressive students on university campuses, frequently goes viral.<\/p>\n
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