President Donald Trump says he is “filled with grief and anger” following the “heinous” assassination of Charlie Kirk on a Utah university campus. Far-right political activist Kirk, who is a close ally of Trump, was fatally shot in the neck while on stage at a Utah Valley University speaking event on Wednesday (10 September), with a manhunt underway to locate the shooter. In a video posted to Truth Social, Trump said: "Tonight, all who knew him and loved him are united in shock and horror. He's a martyr for truth and freedom."

The shooting occurred at Utah Valley University.

OREM, Utah: Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was shot and killed…

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