Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during a campus event at Utah Valley University on September 10. Thousands of students were present when the executive director of Turning Point USA was struck in the neck while speaking on stage. Video shows him falling backward as blood appeared from the wound.

Former President Donald Trump confirmed the news on Truth Social, calling him “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk” and adding, “He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us.” Trump also offered condolences to Kirk’s wife, Erika, and family.

Just minutes before his death, Kirk shared a final post online about the killing of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, who was fatally attacked on a train in North Carolina. He wrote: “If we want things to change, it’s 100% necessary to politicize the senseless murder of Iryna Zarutska because it was politics that allowed a savage monster with 14 priors to be free on the streets to kill her.”

The Justice Department has opened an investigation, with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche condemning the shooting as a “senseless act of violence.”

One supporter wrote on X: “If this was your final statement, rest assured that it will be taken to heart – both for her and for you.”