• Charlie Kirk, a conservative political activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, has been fatally shot at an event at Utah Valley University.

• The shooter fired once, according to Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason, who called it “a targeted attack towards one individual.” The shot came from a long distance, “potentially from a roof,” he added.

• The manhunt is still underway. Two people who were considered suspects were later released, the department said.

• There has been an outpouring of condemnation from both sides of the aisle. President Donald Trump described Kirk’s death as a “dark day for America” and previewed a broader plan to crack down on political violence.

• As Trump remade the Republican Party, Kirk embodied the GOP’s newfound populist conservatism in the social media age. Trump has credited Kirk with galvanizing and mobilizing the youth vote for him.