Overview

• The president ordered flags nationwide lowered until Sunday at 6 p.m. to honor Charlie Kirk.
• Reports state Kirk was shot and killed during a Wednesday event at a university in Utah.
• Trump announced the death and called Kirk a “Great American Patriot” in a public statement.
• He offered condolences to Kirk’s wife, Erika, with a message noting sympathies from him and Melania.
• One outlet described the incident as an assassination and labeled coverage as breaking, with further updates expected.