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The 31-year-old conservative commentator best known for leading Turning Point USA and debating college kids on political topics has been shot. He was speaking at the Utah Valley University about two hours ago. He was kicking off his American Comeback Tour. He’d ironically just taken a question about mass shootings (specifically by transgender people) when a single shot rang out. He immediate slumped at the neck in his chair with a major splash of jugular blood shooting out.<\/p>\n
Being a popular public speaker with a very savvy media presence (and an equally savvy fanbase and critics) this was recorded live from multiple angles. Videos are out there on Twitter\/X, and other locations, but you don’t need to trouble yourself unless you like seeing disturbing gore. Most of us have seen enough of that to last a lifetime.<\/p>\n
Word from his staff is that “it’s not looking good.” Kirk received prompt medical attention, so hopefully he survives. One thing’s for sure, he’ll never be the same.<\/p>\n
One man, an elderly white male, was seen by witnesses being arrested. The police have said they have the suspected shooter in custody, so people have made the connection. Videos of this guy being carted off while telling the cops he has the right to remain silent are also out there. Dude looks like Bernie Sanders though. Read into\u00a0that <\/em>what you will.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the left can’t take a moment to wait for information. An MSNBC guest just about 30 minutes ago speculated, “We don\u2019t know if this was a supporter shooting their gun off in celebration.” Which I hope to hell is just a very, very poorly worded tone deaf commentary on breaking news not having a lot of information at this stage than it was a legitimate theory of how Kirk was shot (especially since it’s a college campus and probably a “gun free zone” where his supporters would not have come armed).<\/p>\n UPDATE ~1600hrs – They’re reporting he’s in critical condition at the hospital.<\/p>\n UPDATE ~1630hrs – Trump announces that Kirk has died, but I’m not seeing independent confirmation of that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"