Charlie Kirk Shot Dead, Trump Orders National Flags to Half-Staff

United States - Charlie Kirk, a political supporter of Trump, was shot, and Trump announced that Kirk had died from the gunshot. After learning of Kirk's death, Trump ordered the national flag to be lowered to half-staff until the evening of September 14. Former US President Biden stated that such violence should be stopped immediately!

At noon on September 10, Charlie Kirk was invited to give a speech at Utah Valley University (UVU), when suddenly a gunshot rang out. Video footage shows he fell onto the chair immediately, and the audience screamed in fear.

President Trump wrote on his "Truth Social" platform: "We all need to pray for Charlie Kirk," who is a "great person." He also added, "May God protect him." Vice President J. Vance and several pastors also issued similar messages.

Charlie Kirk was a key figure in Trump's previous campaign.

Jason Chaffetz, a former member of the Utah state legislature present at the time, explained to Fox News that Charlie Kirk was shot while answering questions from the audience. The astonished former legislator recounted, "The first question was about religion. He spoke for about 15 to 20 minutes. Interestingly, the second question was about a transgender shooter and a shooter who caused multiple victims. Just as he was answering the question, a gunshot rang out."

He added, "I was watching Charlie at that moment. I can't say I saw blood, but I saw him being shot. However, as soon as the gunshot sounded, he fell backward." He continued, "Many people began to scream, and everyone started running out."

Charlie Kirk is from the suburbs of Chicago. After dropping out of university, he devoted himself to social activities.

Charlie Kirk is the founder of the right-wing radical organization 'Turning Point USA' in the United States, and is regarded as a political supporter of Trump. He has repeatedly expressed support for Trump on social media, and in 2020, he criticized Lauren Powell Jobs, the owner of The Atlantic, for supporting Biden's campaign through a tweet, which sparked public controversy after being retweeted by Trump.

Source: rfi

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