India, Sept. 11 -- Trump ally Charlie Kirk, who was shot at a campus event in Utah, had once called gun deaths an unfortunate reality of living in a country with armed citizens. Kirk, the conservative founder and president of Turning Point USA, was shot at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday.

Kirk, 31, was talking about gun violence moments before he was shot. A video shows how a gunshot rang out and Kirk slumped down - he appears to have been shot in the neck.

The suspect has not been taken into custody, NBC News reported a Utah Valley University spokesperson as saying. Kirk is said to be in a critical condition.

In the aftermath of the shooting, Kirk's old remarks on gun violence surfaced online.

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