Neofascist organizer and influencer Charlie Kirk dead after being shot during speech on Utah campus

UPDATE: We missed it. At about 4:13pm, Utah state Speaker Michael Schultz informed X user Brigham Tomco that Charlie Kirk had died.

Less than a half hour later, Donald Trump weighed in with a characteristically muddled post on his social media platform.

This followed reports from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene that Kirk was still alive.

Per multiple media sources, a suspect is not in custody, and the working theory is that Kirk was shot from a building about 200 yards away.

4:34pm: AP reports Charlie Kirk is in critical condition.

3:30pm: Alternet has the details:

Conservative commentator and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was reportedly shot near the neck during a live question-and-answer session at Utah Valley University (UVU) on Wednesday, according to multiple media sources.

The event, part of Kirk’s “American Comeback Tour,” took place under a tent on the school’s Orem, Utah campus. Witnesses say shots were fired during the student Q&A, and video footage circulating online appears to show Kirk being struck and clutching his neck.

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