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ISLAMABAD: Jimmy Kimmel&#39;s late-night talk show, which was abruptly pulled from the air last week after the US government threatened broadcasters, will be back on Tuesday, Disney announced Monday. The sudden suspension by ABC, which is owned by Disney, came after conservative complaints about comments Kimmel had made in the wake of the shooting of Christian activist Charlie Kirk, AFP reported. <div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1970217552241451058&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Fmedia-library%2F&sessionId=b0934304d0dccc2dc5d31d4e755d5a42b993341a&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 825px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div></div>&quot;Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country,&quot; said a company statement. &quot;It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive. &quot;We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.&quot; <div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-1&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1970210150339465239&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Fmedia-library%2F&sessionId=b0934304d0dccc2dc5d31d4e755d5a42b993341a&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 672px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div></div>Kimmel&#39;s abrupt disappearance from the airwaves, apparently after government pressure on broadcasters who distribute ABC, sparked fury in liberal America, with critics saying Kimmel had been targeted because he is a frequent critic of President Donald Trump. Trump had celebrated Kimmel&#39;s removal, calling it &quot;Great News for America.&quot;<div class="fr-embed"><iframe src="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115222372625104790/embed" class="truthsocial-embed" style="max-width: 100%; border: 0;" width="600" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen">&nbsp;</iframe></div> Opponents saw it as the latest step in creeping government control of free speech -- an article of faith for many Americans, as well as a right enshrined in the country&#39;s constitution. Some on the right were also uneasy, including people who regularly count themselves as Trump allies, like Ted Cruz, the conservative senator from Texas, and firebrand broadcaster Tucker Carlson. On Friday, Trump again complained about negative media coverage of him, which he said he thought was &quot;illegal.&quot; FCC threat&nbsp;The Kimmel episode unfolded a week after Kirk, a close Trump ally, was shot dead on a Utah university campus, setting off a bitter battle over responsibility in deeply polarized America, with conservatives -- including Trump -- blaming &quot;the radical left.&quot; Authorities have charged 22-year-old Tyler Robinson and have not indicated they are looking for anyone else. In his show-opening monologue last Monday, Kimmel said &quot;the MAGA gang&quot; was &quot;desperately trying to characterize this kid... as anything other than one of them.&quot; He then showed footage of Trump pivoting from a question about how he had been affected by Kirk&#39;s death to boasting about the new ballroom he is building at the White House, prompting laughter from the studio audience. &quot;This is not how an adult grieves the murder of somebody called a friend. This is how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish,&quot; Kimmel said. Two days later, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr threatened the licenses of ABC affiliates that broadcast Kimmel&#39;s show. &quot;I think it&#39;s past time these (affiliates) themselves push back... and say, &#39;Listen, we&#39;re not going to run Kimmel anymore until you straighten this out because we&#39;re running the possibility of license revocation from the FCC,&#39;&quot; he told right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson. Hours later, Nexstar, one of the country&#39;s biggest owners of ABC affiliate stations, announced it would be removing the show from its stations.Nexstar is in the middle of a multi-billion-dollar merger with a rival that will require FCC approval. ABC then followed suit, pulling the show nationwide. Hollywood stars&nbsp;Before Disney&#39;s about-face was announced on Monday, a constellation of Hollywood stars signed an open letter calling the decision to pull the show &quot;a dark moment for freedom of speech in our nation (that is) unconstitutional and un-American.&quot; &quot;The government is threatening private companies and individuals that the President disagrees with. We can&#39;t let this threat to our freedom of speech go unanswered,&quot; said the letter by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). <div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-2" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-2&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1970169519751762389&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Fmedia-library%2F&sessionId=b0934304d0dccc2dc5d31d4e755d5a42b993341a&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 696px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;"></iframe></div></div>Signatories to the letter included Marvel star Pedro Pascal, Tom Hanks, Jennifer Aniston, Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro, AFP reported. Late-night TV hosts&nbsp;America&#39;s late-night TV hosts rallied behind fellow comedian Jimmy Kimmel last week, taking to their respective programs to condemn &mdash; or make fun of &mdash; the decision to pull Kimmel from the airwaves, BBC reported. Outgoing CBS host Stephen Colbert began The Late Show by saying &quot;we are all Jimmy Kimmel&quot;, and said the star&#39;s removal was a &quot;blatant assault on freedom of speech&quot;. On NBC&#39;s Late Night, host Seth Meyers declared it was &quot;a privilege and honour to call Jimmy Kimmel my friend&quot;, while Jon Stewart and Jimmy Fallon tackled the free speech issue by doing satirical sketches in which they were apparently forced to praise Donald Trump.

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 Jimmy Kimmel's show, suspended last week following government pressure after his comments on Charlie Kirk's death, will return Tuesday. The decision came after discussions with Kimmel and amid criticism of potential government interference with free speech.

Jimmy Kimmel show to return Tuesday: Disney

LOS ANGELES: Jimmy Kimmel&#39;s late-night television show has been taken off air &quot;indefinitely&quot; after the host was criticized for comments about the motives behind the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, ABC said.&quot;Jimmy Kimmel Live will be preempted indefinitely,&quot; an ABC spokesperson told AFP, using a television industry term for when a show is replaced or removed from the schedule.Kirk, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was shot dead last week during a speaking event on a Utah university campus.Authorities said 22-year-old Tyler Robinson used a rifle to shoot Kirk with a single bullet to the neck from a rooftop. He was arrested and has been formally charged with his murder.On Monday, Kimmel spoke about the shooting in his popular late-night show&#39;s monologue.MAGA movement&nbsp;&quot;We had some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and with everything they can to score political points from it,&quot; said Kimmel.&quot;MAGA&quot; refers to the president&#39;s &quot;Make America Great Again&quot; movement.The White House this week said it would be pursuing an alleged left-wing &quot;domestic terror movement&quot; in the wake of Kirk&#39;s killing, prompting alarm that such a campaign could be used to silence political dissent.

Entertainment

Jimmy Kimmel's show was pulled off air indefinitely after backlash over his monologue criticizing MAGA supporters’ response to the killing of conservative figure Charlie Kirk at a Utah campus event.

ABC says Jimmy Kimmel off air 'indefinitely' after Charlie Kirk comments

PROVO, Utah:&nbsp;The 22-year-old Utah man charged with capital murder in the assassination of Charlie Kirk appeared briefly Tuesday before a judge by video from jail.Tyler Robinson at times nodded slightly but mostly stared straight ahead as the judge read the charges against him and appointed an attorney to represent him.Prosecutors brought a murder charge against the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk and outlined evidence, including a text message confession to his partner and a note left beforehand saying he had the opportunity to kill one of the nation&rsquo;s leading conservative voices &ldquo;and I&rsquo;m going to take it.&rdquo;DNA on the trigger&nbsp;DNA on the trigger of the rifle that killed Kirk also matched that of Tyler Robinson, Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray said while outlining the evidence and announcing charges that could result in the death penalty if Robinson is convicted.The prosecutor said Robinson, 22, wrote in one text that he spent more than a week planning the attack on Kirk, a prominent force in politics credited with energizing the Republican youth movement and helping Donald Trump win back the White House in 2024.&ldquo;The murder of Charlie Kirk is an American tragedy,&rdquo; Gray said.Kirk was gunned down September 10 while speaking with students at Utah Valley University. Prosecutors allege Robinson shot Kirk in the neck with a bolt-action rifle from the roof of a nearby building on the campus in Orem, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City.Robinson was scheduled to appear on camera for a virtual court hearing Tuesday afternoon. There was no attorney listed in the Utah online court docket for Robinson, even after charges were filed, and his family has declined to comment to The Associated Press.&lsquo;Enough of his hatred&rsquo;&nbsp;Authorities have not revealed a clear motive in the shooting, but Gray said that Robinson wrote in a text about Kirk to his partner: &ldquo;I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can&rsquo;t be negotiated out.&rdquo;Robinson also left a note for his partner hidden under a keyboard that said, &ldquo;I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I&rsquo;m going to take it,&rdquo; according to Gray.The prosecutor declined to answer whether Robinson targeted Kirk for his anti-transgender views. Kirk was shot while taking a question that touched on mass shootings, gun violence and transgender people.&ldquo;That is for a jury to decide,&quot; Gray said.Robinson was involved in a romantic relationship with his roommate, who investigators say was transgender, which hasn&#39;t been confirmed. Gray said the partner has been cooperating with investigators.Robinson&#39;s partner appeared shocked in the text exchange after the shooting, according to court documents, asking Robinson &quot;why he did it and how long he&rsquo;d been planning it.&rdquo;Turned left politically&nbsp;While authorities say Robinson hasn&rsquo;t been cooperating with investigators, they say his family and friends have been talking.Robinson&rsquo;s mother told investigators that their son had turned left politically in the last year and became more supportive of gay and transgender rights after dating someone who is transgender, Gray said.Those decisions prompted several conversations in the household, especially between Robinson and his father. They had different political views and Robinson told his partner in a text that his dad had become a &ldquo;diehard MAGA&rdquo; since Trump was elected.Robinson&rsquo;s mother recognized him when authorities released a picture of the suspect and his parents confronted him, at which time Robinson said he wanted to kill himself, Gray said.The family persuaded him to meet with a family friend who is a retired sheriff&rsquo;s deputy, who persuaded Robinson to turn himself in, the prosecutor said.Robinson was arrested late Thursday near St. George, the southern Utah community where he grew up, about 240 miles (390 kilometers) southwest of where the shooting happened.No timestampsIn a text exchange with his partner released by authorities, Robinson wrote: &ldquo;I had planned to grab my rifle from my drop point shortly after, but most of that side of town got locked down. Its quiet, almost enough to get out, but theres one vehicle lingering.&rdquo;Then he wrote: &ldquo;Going to attempt to retrieve it again, hopefully they have moved on. I haven&rsquo;t seen anything about them finding it.&rdquo; After that, he sent: &ldquo;I can get close to it but there is a squad car parked right by it. I think they already swept that spot, but I don&rsquo;t wanna chance it.&rdquo;He also was worried about losing his grandfather&rsquo;s rifle and mentioned several times in the texts that he wished he had picked it up, according to the texts shared in court documents, which did not have timestamps. It was unclear how long after the shooting Robinson was texting.&ldquo;To be honest I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age. I am sorry to involve you,&rdquo; Robinson wrote in another text to his partner.Prosecutor says Robinson told partner to delete texts.Robinson discarded the rifle and clothing and asked his roommate to conceal evidence, Gray said.Robinson was charged with felony discharge of a firearm, punishable by up to life in prison, and obstructing justice, punishable by up to 15 years in prison.He also was charged with witness tampering because he had directed his partner to delete their text messages and told his partner to stay silent if questioned by police, Gray said.&lsquo;Anyone and everyone&rsquo;Kash Patel says investigators will look at everyone.FBI Director Kash Patel said Tuesday that agents are looking at &ldquo;anyone and everyone&rdquo; who was involved in a gaming chatroom on the social media platform Discord with Robinson. The chatroom involved &ldquo;a lot more&rdquo; than 20 people, he said during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington.&ldquo;We are investigating Charlie&rsquo;s assassination fully and completely and running out every lead related to any allegation of broader violence,&rdquo; Patel said in response to a question about whether the Kirk shooting was being treated as part of a broader trend of violence against religious groups.The charges filed Tuesday carry two enhancements, including committing several of the crimes in front of or close to children and carrying out violence based on the subject&rsquo;s political beliefs.Gray declined to say whether Robinson&rsquo;s partner could face charges or whether anyone else might face charges.

Americas

Tyler Robinson, 22, was charged with capital murder in the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, with evidence including a text confession, DNA, and political motives potentially linked to Kirk’s views.

Suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing charged with aggravated murder 

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PROVO: The suspect accused of assassinating right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in Utah wrote a text message before the shooting that he planned to kill Kirk, FBI Director Kash Patel said on Monday.&nbsp;In an appearance on Fox News&#39; &quot;Fox &amp; Friends,&quot; Patel said investigators believe Tyler Robinson also wrote a physical note saying he had the &quot;opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk&quot; and would do so. The note was destroyed, Patel said, but investigators have collected forensic evidence that it had existed and confirmed its contents through interviews.&nbsp;Patel did not say who had received the text message or whether anyone had seen the written note before the attack.&nbsp;Investigators have not publicly identified a motive. Law enforcement authorities have said they believe Robinson acted alone when he shot Kirk, but are investigating whether anyone else had a role in plotting the killing.&nbsp;Separately, the Washington Post reported on Monday that Robinson had sent a message via the online platform Discord to friends, apparently confessing to the crime on Thursday night, shortly before he was arrested.&nbsp;&quot;It was me at UVU yesterday. I&#39;m sorry for all of this,&quot; read a message from the account belonging to Robinson, the newspaper reported, citing two people familiar with the chat as well as screenshots it had obtained. Kirk, an influential ally of U.S. President Donald Trump who co-founded the leading conservative student group Turning Point USA, was killed by a single rifle shot last Wednesday during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, about 40 miles south (65 km) of Salt Lake City.&nbsp;Court hearing by videoRobinson, 22, is expected to be formally charged on Tuesday, around the same time that he makes an initial court appearance by video from his jail cell.&nbsp;Patel told Fox News that DNA matching the suspect&#39;s was found on a towel that was wrapped around the rifle believed to be the murder weapon and on a screwdriver found on the rooftop that served as the shooter&#39;s sniper perch.&nbsp;Robinson has not cooperated with authorities, Utah Governor Spencer Cox said on Sunday. Still, investigators have been interviewing his friends and family in an effort to determine the motive for the shooting.&nbsp;The killing has shaken a country already gripped by a spike in political violence, fueled by deepening polarization between the right and the left.&nbsp;Both sides have universally condemned Kirk&#39;s slaying as an indefensible act of political violence, though partisan differences have emerged over the framing of that message.&nbsp;Some Republicans, including Trump, have blamed liberal groups for Kirk&#39;s murder despite a lack of evidence. At the same time, Democrats have noted that left-wing figures have also been the targets of political violence in recent years.&nbsp;The left and right also disagree over Kirk&#39;s legacy and how he should be remembered.&nbsp;Legacy dividedKirk&#39;s supporters cast him as an influential and charismatic figure who galvanized support for Trump among younger voters in 2024, and the Republican president has honored Kirk by ordering flags flown at half-staff on public buildings.&nbsp;Civil rights advocates and liberals have criticized Kirk as a divisive figure who embraced Trump&#39;s unsubstantiated claims of a stolen election in 2020 and has marginalized Blacks, women, the LGBT community, Muslims, and immigrants with derogatory rhetoric.&nbsp;In an appearance on Kirk&#39;s eponymous podcast on Monday, Vice President JD Vance said the &quot;incredibly destructive movement of left-wing extremism&quot; had helped lead to Kirk&#39;s killing.&nbsp;While Robinson was raised in a Mormon household by religious parents in a deeply conservative region of the state, &quot;his ideology was very different than his family,&quot; Cox said on Sunday on NBC&#39;s &quot;Meet the Press&quot; program, without going into specifics.&nbsp;State records show Robinson had registered to vote without choosing a party affiliation and did not vote in the 2024 presidential election. However, a relative told police that Robinson had become more politically active and had expressed a dislike for Kirk in a recent conversation.&nbsp;House Speaker Mike Johnson and three other top members of the House Republican leadership held a brief vigil on Monday for Kirk, attended by dozens of lawmakers, friends, and supporters in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol.&nbsp;Back in Utah, at the scene of Kirk&#39;s assassination, scores of mourners have flocked to makeshift memorials in recent days to leave flowers and handwritten notes, and to inscribe messages in chalk on campus sidewalks, many of them Bible verses.&nbsp;Dally Bronson, 22, a sheriff&#39;s dispatcher from neighboring Wasatch County who was on duty at the time Kirk was shot, said that as a devout Christian, she felt torn about what justice should look like.&nbsp;Describing herself as an admirer of Kirk, Bronson said she had been praying for both him and his accused killer.&nbsp;&quot;By all accounts, (Robinson) was a good kid until recently, when something went terribly wrong,&quot; she said, speaking through tears. Kirk&#39;s &quot;killing isn&#39;t about one political side or the other - it&#39;s about good and evil. The shooter encountered a darkness online; he went into some black hole on the internet, and it&#39;s something people our age fall into.&quot;

Suspect Tyler Robinson planned and confessed to killing activist Charlie Kirk; FBI cites evidence and messages, motive still under investigation.

Suspected gunman threatened Kirk, tied to scene by DNA: FBI

OREM: The Utah trade school student jailed on suspicion of fatally shooting United States conservative activist Charlie Kirk faces formal charges next week, according to the state governor.&nbsp;The act of violence is widely seen as a foreboding inflexion point in American politics.&nbsp;Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested on Thursday night after relatives and a family friend alerted authorities that he had implicated himself in the crime, Governor Spencer Cox said on Friday, opening a press conference with the words, &ldquo;We got him.&rdquo;&nbsp;The arrest capped a 33-hour manhunt for the lone suspect in Wednesday&rsquo;s killing, which U.S. President Donald Trump has called a &ldquo;heinous assassination.&rdquo;&nbsp;Kirk gunned downKirk, co-founder of the conservative student group Turning Point USA and a staunch Trump ally, was gunned down by a single rifle shot fired from a rooftop during an outdoor event attended by 3,000 people at Utah Valley University in Orem, about 65 kilometers south of Salt Lake City.&nbsp;The sniper made his getaway in the ensuing pandemonium, captured in graphic detail in video clips that circulated widely on the internet and television news reports.&nbsp;A bolt-action rifle believed to be the murder weapon was found nearby, and police released images from surveillance cameras showing a &ldquo;person of interest&rdquo; wearing dark clothing and sunglasses.&nbsp;A break in the case came when a relative and a family friend alerted the local sheriff&rsquo;s office that he had &ldquo;confessed to them or implied that he had committed&rdquo; the murder, Cox said.&nbsp;&ldquo;I want to thank the family members of Tyler Robinson, who did the right thing in this case and were able to bring him into law enforcement,&rdquo; the governor said.&nbsp;Security camera footage and evidence gathered from the suspect&rsquo;s profile on the chat and streaming platform Discord also helped investigators link him to the crime, Cox added.&nbsp;&lsquo;Watershed in American history&rsquo;The killing has stirred outrage among Kirk&rsquo;s supporters and condemnation of political violence from across the ideological spectrum.&nbsp;&ldquo;It is an attack on all of us,&rdquo; Governor Cox said, calling Kirk&rsquo;s murder a &ldquo;watershed in American history&rdquo; and comparing it to the rash of US political assassinations of the 1960s.&nbsp;Cox declined to discuss possible motives for the killing. But in describing inscriptions investigators found on ammunition recovered from the scene, he said one of the casings bore the message: &ldquo;Here fascist! Catch!&rdquo;&nbsp;&ldquo;I think that speaks for itself,&rdquo; he said in response to reporters&rsquo; questions. Right, left or crazy?Rachel Kleinfeld, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said the symbology found on the bullet casings suggests the shooter was part of the so-called Groyper movement, associated with far-right activist and commentator Nick Fuentes.&nbsp;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s an eclectic ideological movement marked by video game memes, anti-gay, Nick Fuentes white supremacy and irony,&rdquo; she said.&nbsp;&ldquo;It certainly leans right, but it is quite eclectic. In a way, the ideological beliefs of the shooter don&rsquo;t matter,&rdquo; she said.&nbsp;&ldquo;What matters is how they&rsquo;re taken by society. And if our society chooses to keep pointing fingers, whether the person turns out to be right, left or just unstable, then the violence will grow from the pointing of fingers, regardless of the act itself.&rdquo;&nbsp;Kleinfeld said most perpetrators of political violence were not clearly on one ideological side or another but typically driven by &ldquo;a hodgepodge of conspiracy beliefs and mental illness.&rdquo;&nbsp;&ldquo;So, it wouldn&rsquo;t be surprising at all if this person were a person of the far right, if this person was a person who held a variety of different beliefs and was sort of unclassifiable,&rdquo; she added.

The Utah trade school student jailed on suspicion of fatally shooting United States conservative activist Charlie Kirk faces formal charges next week, according to the state governor.

Accused US sniper jailed in Charlie Kirk killing awaits formal charges

Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested for allegedly killing right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in Utah after a family tip. Kirk, a divisive conservative figure, was shot addressing a crowd, sparking national outrage.

Suspect arrested in killing of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk

ISLAMABAD: Prominent U.S. right-wing activist and commentator Charlie Kirk, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was fatally shot in the neck on Wednesday during a campus event at Utah Valley University. &quot;The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth 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,&rdquo; Trump wrote on social media.&nbsp; A spokesperson for Utah Valley University said police do not currently have a suspect in custody. Earlier reports had indicated someone had been detained, but officials later clarified no arrests had been made. &lsquo;Martyr of truth&rsquo;: Trump condemns Kirk&#39;s assassinationIn a separate video message, Trump said he was &ldquo;filled with grief and anger&rdquo; after the &ldquo;heinous assassination&rdquo; of right-wing influencer, calling it a &ldquo;dark moment for America.&rdquo;&nbsp;He said Charlie was an inspiration for millions, and those who loved him are united in shock and horror.&nbsp;&ldquo;He fought for liberty, democracy, justice and the American people. He&#39;s a martyr for truth and freedom. 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font-family: Knowledge; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump speaking during an event at Utah Valley University, moments before being fatally shot, in Orem, Utah, U.S., September 10, 2025. Kevin/via REUTERS The US president said violence and murder are the tragic consequence of demonizing those with whom you disagree day after day, year after year, in the most hateful and despicable way possible&nbsp;He called on the Americans to commit themselves to the American values for which Charlie Kirk lived and died.&nbsp;&ldquo;An assassin tried to silence him with a bullet, but he failed. Because together we will ensure that his voice, his message, and his legacy will live on for countless generations to come,&rdquo; he added. Shot from a building rooftopMultiple sources said the fatal shot was fired from an academic building approximately 100&ndash;200 yards away. According to BBC, Kirk&rsquo;s wife and two young children were present on campus at the time. A source told CBS that the shooter appeared to have fired from the roof of the university&#39;s Losee Center. Cellphone footage circulating online shows Kirk, 31, addressing a large outdoor crowd at the university&#39;s Orem campus when a single gunshot rang out. He is seen reaching for his neck and collapsing from his chair as panic spreads among the attendees, Reuters reported. In another clip, blood is seen spurting from Kirk&#39;s neck immediately after the shot. Reuters noted that it has not independently verified the authenticity of the footage. The incident is the latest in a disturbing trend of political violence in the U.S., which includes two assassination attempts against Trump last year. Kirk shot while discussing gun violenceKirk&rsquo;s appearance was part of a nationwide &quot;American Comeback Tour&quot; targeting U.S. universities. The tour was meant to engage students in political debate, a hallmark of Kirk&rsquo;s style. Seconds before the shooting, Kirk was addressing a question about gun violence from an audience member, according to multiple videos posted online. &ldquo;Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America in the last 10 years?&rdquo; the attendee asked.Kirk responded, &ldquo;Counting or not counting gang violence?&rdquo; &mdash; moments later, the shot rang out. Authorities have not released any information about a possible suspect or motive. Influence and legacyKirk was the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, the largest conservative youth organization in the U.S. The group played a pivotal role in mobilizing support for Donald Trump, particularly among young and minority voters during the 2024 election. Following his re-election, Trump credited Kirk for his influence: &ldquo;You had Turning Point&rsquo;s grassroots armies... It&rsquo;s not my victory, it&rsquo;s your victory,&rdquo; Trump told a crowd in Phoenix last December. Kirk had a wide-reaching platform, with 5.3 million followers on X, formerly known as Twitter, and was host of the popular &quot;Charlie Kirk Show&quot; podcast and radio program. He had recently co-hosted Fox &amp; Friends on Fox News. Kirk was widely seen as part of a new generation of conservative influencers, including figures like Jack Posobiec, Laura Loomer, and Candace Owens, who amplified Trump&rsquo;s message through digital platforms. Trump announced on social media that all U.S. flags would be flown at half-staff until Sunday in Kirk&rsquo;s honor. Bipartisan condemnationLeaders from across the political spectrum expressed shock and condemnation over the attack. &ldquo;Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord,&rdquo; wrote Vice President JD Vance, a close friend of Kirk, on X. California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, said before Kirk&rsquo;s death was confirmed: &ldquo;The attack on Charlie Kirk is disgusting, vile, and reprehensible. In the United States of America, we must reject political violence in EVERY form.&rdquo;

Trump condemned Charlie Kirk's assassination, calling him a martyr for truth and freedom, and vowed his legacy would live on despite the violence.

Trump’s conservative ally Charlie Kirk killed in shooting 

ISLAMABAD: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck during a campus event at Utah Valley University, leaving him in critical condition, according to The Associated Press (AP). Former President Donald Trump and others have condemned the attack.Kirk, CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, remained in critical condition at a Utah hospital Wednesday after being shot at the college event.Videos posted on social media from Utah Valley University show Kirk speaking into a handheld microphone while seated under a white tent emblazoned with the slogans &ldquo;The American Comeback&rdquo; and &ldquo;Prove Me Wrong.&rdquo; Suddenly, a single shot rings out, and Kirk can be seen raising his right hand as a large volume of blood gushes from the left side of his neck. Stunned spectators gasp and scream before some begin to flee. According to the AP, the videos were filmed at the Sorensen Center courtyard on the university campus.&ldquo;We are confirming that he was shot and we are praying for Charlie,&rdquo; said Aubrey Laitsch, public relations manager for Turning Point USA.Suspect in CustodyKirk was speaking at a debate hosted by his nonprofit political organization. The event had sparked divided opinions on campus. An online petition calling for university administrators to bar Kirk from appearing gathered nearly 1,000 signatures. The university issued a statement last week citing First Amendment rights and reaffirming its &ldquo;commitment to free speech, intellectual inquiry, and constructive dialogue.&rdquo;Last week, Kirk posted images of news clips on X (formerly Twitter), highlighting the controversy his visit to Utah colleges was generating. He wrote, &ldquo;What&rsquo;s going on in Utah?&rdquo;The college confirmed a &ldquo;single shot&rdquo; was fired at Kirk and that a suspect was in custody.President Donald Trump and numerous Republican and Democratic officials condemned the shooting and offered prayers for Kirk on social media.&lsquo;GOD BLESS HIM&rsquo;: Trump&ldquo;We must all pray for Charlie Kirk, who has been shot. A great guy from top to bottom. GOD BLESS HIM!&rdquo; Trump posted on Truth Social.The shooting comes amid a surge in political violence across the United States spanning the ideological spectrum.One of the most notorious recent incidents was the shooting of Trump during a campaign rally last year.Former Utah congressman Jason Chaffetz, a Republican who was present at the event, told Fox News he heard one shot and saw Kirk fall back.&lsquo;A Close Shot&rsquo;&ldquo;It seemed like it was a close shot,&rdquo; Chaffetz said, visibly shaken.He noted there was only a light police presence at the event and that Kirk had some security but not enough.&ldquo;Utah is one of the safest places on the planet,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;So we just don&rsquo;t have these types of things.&rdquo;Turning PointTurning Point USA was founded in suburban Chicago in 2012 by Kirk, then 18, and William Montgomery, a Tea Party activist, to promote low taxes and limited government on college campuses. It was not an immediate success.Despite early doubts, Turning Point strongly backed Trump after he secured the GOP nomination in 2016. Kirk served as a personal aide to Donald Trump Jr., the president&rsquo;s eldest son, during the general election campaign, according to AP.

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