Charlie Kirk Fatally Shot in Utah

Charlie Kirk, a close ally of President Trump and the charismatic founder of the nation’s pre-eminent right-wing youth activist organization, was fatally shot on Wednesday while speaking at a campus event at Utah Valley University, his spokesman Andrew Kolvet said.

Law enforcement officials are still looking for the shooter, said a university spokeswoman, Ellen Treanor, adding: “There is no suspect in custody; it is an active investigation.” The campus was closed, and classes have been canceled.

President Trump mourned Mr. Kirk in a post on social media. “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,” he wrote, adding, “He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us.”