The weaponry available today would allow someone with even limited firearms experience to pull off such a hit, multiple gun experts said.

Chelsea Wolfe, who competed for Team USA BMX, shared social media posts with celebratory messages after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed.

The Wicomico County executive is demanding the resignation of a Salisbury Middle School teacher after he posted a meme mocking conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death.

Kirk, who was the co-founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, was able to set up his family — wife, Erika, and two young children — to be financially stable before his death with an estimated net worth of $12 million, according to ValueWalk.

In the hours that followed, graphic footage of the killing circulated widely on X, along with reactions from conservative activists. "The lord God has called his servant Charlie Kirk home. Charlie is now a martyr," wrote pro-Trump influencer Benny Johnson on X.

Mr. Kirk founded Turning Point USA, a political organization designed to rally young conservatives. He was answering questions about transgender politics and mass shootings from students at Utah Valley University on Wednesday when he was shot and killed. Authorities have not yet identified a suspect and said the investigation was ongoing.

Those topics included the murder of Auburn professor emerita Julie Gard Schnuelle and the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk. Kirk was a conservative influencer and activist who was killed during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

"The View" co-hosts emphasized a need for civil political discourse on Thursday following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, as Whoopi Goldberg said "we should never be afraid."