News24 | Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk 'hit' after shots fired at university, NBC News reports

Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk stands in the back of the room as US President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for interim US attorney for Washington, DC, Jeanine Pirro in the Oval Office of the White House on 28 May 2025 in Washington, DC.

Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was shot on Thursday at an event at Utah Valley University, an NBC News reporter said on social media, citing a university spokesperson.

The spokesperson told NBC News that Kirk was giving a presentation when shots were fired and "to the best of our knowledge he was hit and taken with his security team away from the premises."

US President Donald Trump had called for prayers for him.

“We must all pray for Charlie Kirk, who has been shot. A great guy from top to bottom,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

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