09/11/2025
Donald Trump aide shot dead while speaking to students in Utah(USA): Charlie Kirk, 31, a close confidant of President Donald Trump, was shot dead while speaking to students in Utah on September 10, 2025.Charlie Kirk, a right-wing activist and popular commentator who was a close confidant of US President Donald Trump, was shot dead during a speech at a university in Utah on Wednesday, September 10, in what the Utah governor called a politically motivated murder. According to Reuters news agency. US authorities have not yet identified the suspect after the killing. FBI Director Kash Patel said a suspect was taken into custody for questioning and later released. According to Kash Patel, the investigation is ongoing and authorities will continue to release information to ensure transparency. In the case of Charlie Kirk, Utah Governor Spencer Cox said at a news conference that police were questioning a suspect, without providing further details. But Beau Mason, the commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety, said at the same news conference that the gunman was still at large. In a video posted on social media, Charlie Kirk, 31, was seen sitting with a group of students outside Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, at about 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday. He sat for a moment when he heard gunshots and Kirk reached for his hand and fell from his seat, causing chaos. Another video showed blood pouring from Kirk's neck shortly after he was shot. US authorities said the gunman likely opened fire from a rooftop and that more than 3,000 people attended the ceremony. President Donald Trump has ordered the US government to fly flags at half-staff until Sunday in tribute to Charlie Kirk. Charlie Kirk was a campaign aide who helped Trump win a second term as president in 2024. The killing of Trump's close associates comes amid a spate of attacks or attempted assassinations of American politicians, including two failed assassination attempts on Trump, and is a testament to the heightened political violence in American society.
