Watch: Charlie Kirk Dead at 31, Donald Trump SaysPresident Donald Trump shared a tragic update to the shooting at Utah Valley University. Charlie Kirk, co-founder of conservative youth advocacy organization Turning Point USA, died Sept. 10 after he was shot while hosting an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Trump confirmed in a statement. He was 31. "The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead," the president, who was a friend of the right-wing influencer, wrote on Truth Social Sept. 10.