Charlie Kirk Dead at 31, Donald Trump Says

President Donald Trump shared a tragic update to the shooting at Utah Valley University.

Charlie Kirk, co-founder of conservative youth advocacy organization Turning Point USA, died Sept. 10 after he was shot while hosting an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Trump confirmed in a statement. He was 31.

“The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,” the president, who was a friend of the right-wing influencer, wrote on Truth Social Sept. 10.  “No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us.”

Referencing Kirk’s wife Erika Frantzve, with whom he shared daughter Sarah Rose, 3, and a 15-month-old son whose name has not been shared publicly, Trump added, “Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!”

His Turning Point USA organization also mourned his death in a statement to NBC News.

“It is with a heavy heart that we confirm that Charles James Kirk has been murdered,” the spokesperson said in part. “We ask that everyone keep his family and loved ones in your prayers. We ask that you please respect their privacy and dignity in this time.”