Charlie Kirk Fatally Shot at Utah College Event, Trump and Bipartisan Leaders Condemn ‘Political Assassination’ (Photo: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America/CC BY-SA 2.0 )Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed Wednesday during a campus appearance at Utah Valley University, in what Utah Gov. The shooting, which occurred during Kirk's "American Comeback Tour" event, prompted a massive police response, campus evacuation, and bipartisan calls to address rising political violence. Videos verified by the Associated Press show Kirk speaking into a microphone under a tent when a single shot rang out. "The attack on Charlie Kirk is disgusting, vile, and reprehensible," California Gov. An online petition to bar him from appearing at Utah Valley University had garnered nearly 1,000 signatures ahead of Wednesday's event.