India, Sept. 11 -- Conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk has died after being shot during a campus event at Utah Valley University (UVU), President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social.

"The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!" Trump wrote.

The university confirmed the shooting occurred during an event on campus but said that no suspect has been taken into custody.

In a statement to CNN, UVU spokesperson Ellen Treanor s...