Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk speaks during the Turning Point Action's The Believers Summit in West Palm Beach, Florida on July 26, 2024. (REUTERS/Marco Bello)
Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Va., a first-term Democrat, wrote online, "Political violence has NO place in our society. I am closely monitoring the events in Utah."
"The attack on Charlie Kirk today is a horrific act of political violence. Praying for his safety and for his family in this trying time. We must reject and condemn political violence in all its forms," Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., said in a statement.
The top Democrat in the House, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York similarly condemned the violence.
"Political violence is NEVER acceptable. My thoughts and prayers are with Charlie Kirk and his family," Jeffries wrote in a statement.
The top Democrat and Republican in the Senate both sounded off with similar sentiments in the minutes after Kirk was shot.
Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., also wished Kirk well after the shooting. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
"The horrific shooting today at Utah Valley University is reprehensible. Political violence has absolutely no place in our nation. All Americans should pray for Charlie Kirk’s recovery and hold the entire UVU community in our hearts as they endure the trauma of this gun violence," Pelosi wrote in a statement.
Ellen Treanor, Associate Vice President of Strategic Communications Management at Utah Valley University, told Fox News that a suspect was in custody after Kirk's shooting.
A White House official, meanwhile, told Fox News that the tragic event was being monitored in the situation room and by Secretary of State Marco Rubio in his role as National Security Advisor.
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