CNN political commentator Van Jones is facing backlash after accusing Charlie Kirk of “race mongering” for questioning the racial motivation behind the death of Ukrainian Iryna Zarutska. The remarks come just a day before Kirk’s assassination.
Read More CNN’s Van Jones under fire for bashing Charlie Kirk as a ‘race monger’ 1 day before his assassination
President Donald Trump has ordered American flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of the “truly Great American Patriot” Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead while holding an event on a college campus.
Read More Trump orders American flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Charlie Kirk: ‘A truly Great American Patriot’
Utah Governor Spencer Cox condemned the assassination of Charlie Kirk as a brazen “political assassination,” which underscores the gravity of violence targeting public figures during events meant for open discourse. The governor also reiterated that a person of interest is now in custody.
Read More Utah Gov. Cox refers to Kirk’s death as a ‘political assassination,’ reiterates ‘Person of interest’ is in custody
As of 1:10 P.M. PT, a law enforcement official notified The Associated Press that Charlie Kirk is alive but “in critical condition.” Additionally, the school has retracted its initial statement saying that a suspect was in custody.
Read More Charlie Kirk shooting suspect ‘not in custody’ as Kirk still in ‘critical condition’
Authorities in Orem, Utah, have now stated that there is no suspect in custody following the shooting of Charlie Kirk on the Utah Valley University campus.
Read More Utah Valley University backtracks: No suspect in custody following Charlie Kirk shooting
Gunfire was reported at a Charlie Kirk event at a Utah community college, where Kirk was shot by a suspect who has now been taken into custody.
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