Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk has died at age 31 after being shot at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, September 10. "It's with a heavy heart that we, the Turning Point USA leadership team, write to notify you that early this afternoon, Charlie went to his eternal reward with Jesus Christ in Heaven," read a statement from Turning Point, released on Wednesday evening. Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, was an influential voice in the conservative movement and close ally of President Donald Trump.