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A former leader in the FBI said Wednesday night the agency was "back to square one" after authorities released a "subject" who had been taken into custody in connection with the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Kirk, 31, was the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, a conservative student organization. He was shot in the neck during an event at Utah Valley University.

Journalist Marc Lamont Hill clashed with Piers Morgan on a new episode of "Piers Morgan Uncensored" on Wednesday over the seeming lack of media coverage of a high-profile crime.

Late last month, a Ukrainian refugee named Iryna Zarutska was brutally stabbed to death while riding public transit in Charlotte, North Carolina. The killing sparked intense debate online about media coverage of serious crimes.

A pair of MAGA personalities threatened to exact "retribution" after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was gunned down during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

Steve Bannon, one of President Donald Trump's top advisors during his first administration, and MAGA commentator Jack Posobiec talked about Kirk's killing on a recent episode of the "Bannon's WarRoom" podcast.

Two students and the suspected gunman were in critical condition after a shooting at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, on Wednesday, The Denver Post reported.

One student was in surgery as of Wednesday afternoon, according to The Post.

A former Utah Valley University student who attended the event where conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was killed on Wednesday described the event's security to CNN as "fairly mild."

"I would say security was fairly mild for the amount of people that were there," Dallin Smith told CNN's Jake Tapper on Wednesday. "I don't think they expected that many people. It seemed like a little bit more than some of the other events that you can watch."

NBC News, White House correspondent Vaughn Hillyard reported that after far-right activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at a Utah Valley University event on Wednesday, Washington had "come to a halt."

Speaking to MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace, Hillyard said that, given the relationships that Kirk had with lawmakers, the attack has paused regular business as those on the right awaited the official word about Kirk's death.

GOP strategist Scott Jennings remembered the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday after Kirk was shot dead while speaking at an event on the Utah Valley University campus.

Kirk was shot in the neck from about 200 yards away, according to CNN. He was seated under a tent when the shot was fired. Police have not yet arrested the gunman, according to reports.

President Donald Trump ordered the whole of government to lower flags to half-staff in honor of Charlie Kirk.

Writing on Truth Social, Trump announced, "In honor of Charlie Kirk, a truly Great American Patriot, I am ordering all American Flags throughout the United States lowered to Half Mast until Sunday evening at 6 P.M."

Shortly after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot on Wednesday, MAGA began spinning the incident as a politically motivated attack.

Kirk was shot in the neck while giving a speech on the Utah Valley University campus. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Kirk died of his wounds.

Right-wing activist and close Trump ally Charlie Kirk was shot and killed Wednesday in Utah, President Donald Trump has announced.

Kirk was speaking at Utah Valley University when he was shot after a question came up at the event about shooters and trans shooters.

President Donald Trump's White House appears to be rattled after a high-profile MAGA ally was shot on Wednesday during an event at Utah Valley University, according to a new report.

Charlie Kirk, founder of the student political action group Turning Point USA, was shot in the neck while giving a speech at the university on Wednesday afternoon. Reports indicate that Kirk is in critical condition.

Questions raised by Democrats about sloppy bookkeeping by Donald Trump’s 2024 inaugural committee earned a terse dismissal from a spokesperson who didn’t want to address the possibility of missing cash.

According to NOTUS, a handful of House Democrats, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), sent a letter Wednesday to the Trump Vance Inaugural Committee, asking why the dollar figures reported by corporate donors do not match those in the committee’s own federally mandated reports.