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Charlie Kirk was killed and died later during an event speaking in UTAH on Wednesday, which caused emotional reactions of important personalities in sports.
President Donald Trump later announced that Kirk died in an article on Truth Social.
The Sports Figures who Weighed in After Kirk was initially shot included nfl legend Brett favre, form Pittsburgh Steelers Stars Antonio Brown and Leveon Bell, Train Nfl Wide Receiver Golden Tate, New York Yankees World Series Champion Mark Teixira, Kansas City Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker, Boxers Jake Paul and Ryan Garcia, Auburn Basketball Coach Bruce Pearl, Train Mlb Pitcher John Rocker, the sports broadcaster Michelle Tafoya and the illustrated journalist Sports Albert Breer.
Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, died at 31 years after the shooting of the Utah campus
The quarter-arre recruit of the New York Giants, Jaxson Dart, has made a series of messages on his Instagram stories, sharing his reflections on the set.
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“It’s a bull – guy! Absolutely disgusting!” Dart wrote in a story, adding another: “Praying for him and his family! Charlie has done great things for our country! Political violence must stop! Pray for our country of countries! It is disgusting and sad!”
The other figures related to sports that have spoken are the founder of Barstool Sports Dave Portnoy and the founder of Outkick Clay Travis.
Several other characters from the sports and sports media have offered their thoughts and prayers.
Trump on Wednesday announced the death of Kirk at 4:40 p.m..
“The big, and even legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the hearts of young people 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 to his beautiful wife Erika, and to his family. Charlie, we love you!” Trump wrote.
The published video of the event seemed to show that Kirk is shot when he spoke to the crowd in a white pop-up tent.
Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, died at 31 years after the shooting of the Utah campus
On this file photo, Charlie Kirk represents a portrait in a confirmation demonstration of the Anti-Kavanaugh Supreme Court for the fields of the American Capitol, during which Kirk turned for a project which he refused to disclose, in Washington, DC, on September 4, 2018. (GRAEME SLOAN / SIPA USA)
After the shot, the crowd dispersed, with spectators shouting “run, run, run!”
In a statement to PK Press Club, Ellen Treanor, associated vice-president of strategic communication management at the University of Utah Valley, said the shooting had taken place around 12:20 p.m.
In an alert on the campus scale, University of Utah Valley said: “Only one blow was fired on the campus to a guest speaker. The police investigate now.”
Charlie Kirk, founder and president of Turning Point USA, speaks during the Republican National Convention seen on a laptop in Tiskilwa, Illinois, United States, Monday, August 24, 2020. (Daniel Acker / Bloomberg / Getty Images)
Kirk was to appear on Wednesday at the University of Utah Valley as part of its American return tour, with another judgment at the Utah State University later this month.
