Charlie Kirk is seen in the Fiserv Forum on the third night of the Republican National Convention (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday while speaking to thousands of students at Utah Valley University when a gunman positioned on a nearby roof fired a single shot, striking Kirk in the neck.
Kirk was rushed to Timpanogos Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, prompting an outpouring of support from conservatives across the globe, including President Trump who called the killing a "dark moment for America."
On Friday, authorities announced that they had arrested a suspect, 22-year-old Utah resident Tyler Robinson.
"Charlie Kirk was a good man," John Ashbrook, co-host of the conservative podcast Ruthless, told Fox News Digital. "And his legacy will endure because none of us will ever forget his leadership nor the voice he provided for millions of regular people across this country."
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Investigators search a taped-off area in Orem, Utah, Thursday, September 11, 2025. The search is believed to be related to the hunt for evidence in the assassination of Charlie Kirk yesterday during a rally at UVU. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
Conservatives have rallied around Kirk’s style of speaking out publicly and exchanging ideas with those who disagree, including prominent influencer Ben Shapiro who wrote on X that "we will never stop debating and discussing."
"We will never stop standing up for what America is and what she should be," Shapiro said, adding that he intends to continue speaking at colleges across the country despite the inherent dangers.
Mac Donald told Fox News Digital, "It is a cliché and self-serving to say: they fear us because we are winning, but presumably, there is less of a perceived need to efface someone who is losing a cause anyway. Kirk was feared because he was winning."
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