A day after Trump blamed the ‘radical left’ for shooting, vowing a crackdown, president says Kirk advocated nonviolence and ‘that’s the way I’d like to see people respond’. Key US politics stories from Thursday 11 September

Republicans and Democrats join in outrage over attack on rightwing activist at Utah Valley University

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's death followed attacks in recent years on Trump, state governors, state lawmakers, members of Congress and even the US Capitol.

Video of the incident shows Charlie Kirk speaking to a large outdoor crowd when a gunshot rings out.

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.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday night blamed the rhetoric of "the radical left" for the assassination of ally Charlie Kirk, vowing to punish those involved in the killing and…

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or…

These were the updates on the killing of Charlie Kirk for Thursday, September 11.

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…

Kirk, 31, a close political ally of President Donald Trump, was killed by a single shot from a still-unknown gunman during an outdoor debate in Utah.

In Oval Office address, president decried the demonization of political opponents, ignoring his own past rhetoric

Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Guardian’s Washington DC bureau chief, David Smith, about the rise in political violence in the US after the rightwing activist Charlie Kirk was…

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

A day after Trump blamed the ‘radical left’ for shooting, vowing a crackdown, president says Kirk advocated nonviolence and ‘that’s the way I’d like to see people respond’. Key US…

President Trump calls for nonviolent response to murder of ally Charlie Kirk, plans to attend funeral in Arizona.

US president responds to killing of Charlie Kirk by appearing to inflame situation before urging supporters to be non-violent later on

NEWS ANALYSIS. The American president mourned the young MAGA leader killed on Wednesday in Utah as if he were a member of his own family. For Trump's supporters, the crime…

President Trump reveals suspect's capture in Charlie Kirk murder case after tip-off in Fox News interview.