The 31-year-old conservative activist was shot and killed during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday afternoon.

OREM, Utah (AP) — Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was shot and killed at a Utah college event in what the governor called a political assassination.

In a press conference on Thursday night, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said that law enforcement had received more than 7,000 tips from the public, but pleaded for more of their assistance in finding the shooter. “We need as much help as we can possibly get," he said.

Mr. Kirk, 31, the founder of a right-wing youth movement, was shot while speaking at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

The campus of Utah Valley University was mostly deserted and silent on Thursday, a stark contrast with the scenes of panic and disbelief that erupted 24 hours earlier when a sniper killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk in front of 3,

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in a state that has permissive gun laws and allows firearms to be concealed or openly carried without a permit in most instances, experts said.

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Kirk's former security team and colleges that hosted him described the measures they took to keep the popular activist's events safe.