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…

The right-wing activist was shot in the neck while speaking on a college campus in a horrific public scene.

The co-founder and CEO of the youth organization Turning Point USA, the 31-year-old Kirk is the latest victim in a spasm of political violence across the United States.

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were quick to show support after conservative media personality Charlie Kirk was shot and killed in Utah.

Kirk, a prominent ally of Trump, was speaking at Utah Valley University when the shooting occurred.

The political world was left stunned Wednesday when influential conservative Charlie Kirk was murdered onstage at an event at Utah Valley University.

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The shooting occurred at Utah Valley University.

The president published a grave, four-minute statement from the Oval Office to his Truth Social account.

The president described Kirk as a "martyr for truth and freedom."

US President Trump and other political leaders have sent their condolences after slaying of 31-year-old activist.

Trump, saying he was 'filled with grief and anger,' vowed in a taped address to 'find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity.'

Details of the attack in Utah are still unclear, but a large manhunt is under way for the shooter.

Kirk, a prominent ally of Trump, was speaking at Utah Valley University when the shooting occurred.

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Activist, organizer and influencer, the young man played a key role in the right-wing movement as a defender of conservative values. Donald Trump immediately blamed the violence…

In an address delivered before the person who killed Kirk had even been identified, Donald Trump blamed ‘the radical left’ for the shooting

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…

Charlie Kirk, 31, a well-known Trump ally and conservative activist in the US, has been shot dead in Utah.