WASHINGTON DC (Cleary’s Notebook News)(February 27, 2026)–Last month, Cabinet members of the Trump Administration posted an inspirational tribute to their friend on YouTube. Kirk was shot and killed on September 10, 2025. According to a Wikipedia article, Kirk was an American right-wing political activist. He was assassinated at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. He was scheduled to speak at an outdoor campus debate organized by Turning Point USA, the conservative youth organization he co-founded and led. Kirk, age 31, was a close supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump and a highly influential figure in the MAGA movement.
Shortly after the debate began, with about 3,000 people in attendance, Kirk was fatally shot in the neck with a single bullet by a gunman positioned on the roof of a nearby building approximately 142 yards (130 meters) away. Kirk was rushed to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. A manhunt for the shooter ended the next day when Tyler James Robinson, a 22-year-old from Washington, Utah, surrendered to local authorities. Prosecutors charged Robinson with aggravated murder on September 16 and announced they would seek the death penalty, claiming it was a politically motivated attack. As of December 20, 2025, the suspect has not entered a plea.
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