According to police sources, he was shot in the neck while on stage and, despite being taken to a nearby hospital, he died shortly afterward.
The attack had a major impact in the United States and on the international political arena, with messages of condemnation and tributes to his legacy.
Javier Milei, utilizó su cuenta oficial en la red social X para expresar sus condolencias.
Among the most notable reactions was that of Argentine President Javier Milei, who used his official account on the social network X to express his condolences and, at the same time, point out political responsibilities.
"My condolences to Charlie Kirk's family and to all the young people around the world who admired and listened to him. A formidable advocate for the ideas of liberty and a staunch defender of the West. He was the victim of a heinous murder amid a wave of left-wing political violence throughout the region. The left is always, everywhere, a violent phenomenon full of hatred. The entire world lost an unbelievable human being. Farewell", wrote the president.
Milei also amplified on his social media third-party posts that pointed in the same direction. One of them stated: "They shoot Trump, throw a stone at Milei, shoot Kirk... Well, could it be that the only real 'fascist threat' is the 'antifascist left'?".
Another stated: "A leftist attacks the American conservative Charlie Kirk in Utah. Kirk was one of the greatest scourges of the American woke left, dismantling, one by one, all the nonsense and deceptions of the left. And when the arguments run out... BANG!".
Charlie Kirk - Dirigente conservador asesinado.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his sorrow through Truth Social. "The great, and even legendary, Charlie Kirk has passed away. No one understood or had the Heart of Youth in the United States better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by everyone, especially by me, and now he's no longer with us. Melania and I express our deepest condolences to his beautiful wife Erika and to his family. Charlie, we love you!", he wrote.
Minutes later he decreed that "all American flags throughout the United States fly at half-mast until Sunday afternoon at 6:00 p.m.".
Meanwhile, Milei's statements once again brought to the international debate the denunciation of violence perpetrated by left-wing groups, a stance shared by conservative leaders in the region.
