India, Sept. 11 -- Conservative activist and popular influencer Charlie Kirk has been shot dead at 31. Kirk shared a very close relationship with President Donald Trump since the 2016 election. He was originally a Ted Cruz supporter, but later went on to become one of Trump's most loyal supporters.

Kirk, 31, was fatally shot on Wednesday, September 10, during an appearance at a campus event in Utah. The shooting happened around 12:20 pm local time during a student Q&A at UVU in Orem, per a statement from Utah Valley University (UVU).

Kirk, a Trump ally, was hailed by the commander-in-chief as a "warrior of light" in 2018, the Chicago Tribune reported. He was one of very few people who golfed with Trump at Mar-a-Lago two days before the ...