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\n Related: <\/span>Conservative Commentator Charlie Kirk Dead at 31 After Utah Shooting<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tCharlie Kirk, the conservative commentator and head of Turning Point USA, died Wednesday, September 10, after being shot during a speech at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. He was 31. \u201cIt\u2019s with a heavy heart that we, the Turning Point USA leadership team, write to notify you that early this afternoon, Charlie went to [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The debater explained that five transgender individuals initiated mass shootings in the United States over the past decade. The person then asked Kirk if he knew how many total mass shooters there have been in the last 10 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cCounting or not counting gang violence?\u201d Kirk asked.<\/p>\n
Seconds later, Kirk was seemingly shot in the neck. According to celebrity.land, the shot was taken from nearly 200 yards away.<\/p>\n
Later that day, it was confirmed that Kirk died after being in critical condition<\/a>. He was 31.<\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s with a heavy heart that we, the Turning Point USA leadership team, write to notify you that early this afternoon, Charlie went to his eternal reward with Jesus Christ in Heaven,\u201d read a statement from Turning Point, a politically conservative organization Kirk founded when he was 18 years old.<\/p>\n
Kirk is survived by his family<\/a>, which includes his wife, Erika Frantzve<\/strong>, and their two young children.<\/p>\nUtah Governor Spencer Cox<\/strong> initially confirmed that a person of interest<\/a> was in custody during a press conference and referred to the tragic event as a \u201cpolitical assassination.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cWe have a person of interest in custody that is being interviewed right now,\u201d Cox said.<\/p>\n
FBI Director Kash Patel<\/strong> later shared via X that the person was released following an interrogation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s with a heavy heart that we, the Turning Point USA leadership team, write to notify you that early this afternoon, Charlie went to his eternal reward with Jesus Christ in Heaven,\u201d read a statement from Turning Point, a politically conservative organization Kirk founded when he was 18 years old.<\/p>\n
Kirk is survived by his family<\/a>, which includes his wife, Erika Frantzve<\/strong>, and their two young children.<\/p>\n Utah Governor Spencer Cox<\/strong> initially confirmed that a person of interest<\/a> was in custody during a press conference and referred to the tragic event as a \u201cpolitical assassination.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe have a person of interest in custody that is being interviewed right now,\u201d Cox said.<\/p>\n FBI Director Kash Patel<\/strong> later shared via X that the person was released following an interrogation.<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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