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News Topical, Digital Desk : US President Donald Trump's close aide and conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was shot dead at the Utah Valley University campus on Wednesday during the first event of his 'American Comeback' tour. He was present among 3000 people at that time. People heard only one bullet, which hit Kirk directly in the neck and he fell down.
The video related to the incident also got widely circulated on the internet media. In the video, Kirk is seen taking his right hand towards his neck, from where blood was oozing out. After this, Kirk, who was sitting on the chair, falls down. The sniper who committed the murder, tried to escape by jumping from the roof after firing the shot. The FBI has announced that the killer's high-powered rifle has been found.
Kirk was shot from a distant building
President Trump expressed his anger over this incident and blamed the radical leftists for it. He also called Kirk a martyr. The sound of the bullet and seeing blood flowing from Kirk's neck caused a stampede and chaos at the scene. Nothing has been revealed so far about why Kirk was targeted. It is believed that only one person carried out this murder from a building located far away.
Police say he was wearing dark clothes. No arrest has been made in this case. President Trump has expressed his resolve to catch the murder accused as soon as possible in a video message. He said that Kirk has been martyred for truth and freedom.
There was uproar in the silent meeting of Kirk
The US House of Representatives tried to observe a minute of silence for Kirk, but there was chaos there too. In his mourning, the national flag will fly at half-mast in the US till Sunday. Kirk was shot while answering questions on gun violence It is ironic that Kirk was going to answer a question related to gun violence in America a few seconds before he was shot.
These questions were asked of Kirk
In a video related to the incident, a viewer asked Kirk if he knew how many transgender Americans had fired on a crowd in the US in the last 10 years. Can you tell us how many mass shooters have fired on a crowd in the US? To this Kirk asked if he was asking this in connection with gang violence or separately. A few seconds later, Kirk was shot.
Kirk was also a supporter of America's gun culture. After the 2023 mob shooting, he said that it was justified to keep a gun to protect one's rights.
Who was Trump supporter Charlie Kirk?
Kirk started a conservative youth organization called Turning Point USA from Arizona and played an important role in garnering support of young voters in support of Trump. Trump also praised Kirk for this. Kirk had more than 53 lakh followers on Instagram. He also ran a popular podcast and radio program - The Charlie Kirk Show. Apart from this, Kirk also appeared on Fox News' Fox and Friends program.
There were supporters of not giving visa to Indians
After this incident in Utah, his recent statement about Indian immigrants has come under discussion, in which he said, "America does not need to give more visas to the people of India." Kirk had said that America is "full" and now the country should give priority to its people first. On September 2, he wrote in a tweet on X that American workers have suffered the most from people coming from India.
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