India, Sept. 11 -- Right-wing influencer and staunch Donald Trump supporter Charlie Kirk was shot on Wednesday at an event at Utah University. The 31-year-old was shot near his neck, Desert News reported. He has been hospitalized now.

Police have reportedly detained the alleged shooter. A video of the reported arrest has surfaced on social media. HT.com cannot verify the authenticity of the video.

Christine Nelson, from Utah Valley University police, confirmed only that "we did have shots fired. We've asked people to shelter in place."

"What we know currently is that Charlie Kirk was about 20 minutes into his presentation when we heard shots fired from a nearby building and to the best of our knowledge he was hit and taken with his sec...