Right wing activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed during an event at a Utah university Wednesday, got his start in politics from a young age in Chicago's suburbs.

In the hours since Kirk’s death Wednesday after a shooting at a campus event, his allies have vowed to channel their grief and anger into developing a new, younger generation of conservative politicians and activists.

Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated while speaking at a campus event in Utah, prompting grief and condemnation from political figures and organizations across the

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.

While speaking on the Utah Valley University campus on Wednesday, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed.

Turning Point founder, a pro-life Christian and Second Amendment advocate, was known for his loyalty to Donald Trump and his ‘America First’ agenda

Jack Posobiec, a contributor for Turning Point USA, tells “Morning in America” that after the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, he and Charlie Kirk had discussed the likelihood of future attacks.

Kirk launched Turning Point USA at 18, using his parents’ garage in Illinois as its headquarters. A gifted communicator with a passion for Donald Trump-style conservative politics, he grew the group into a massive nationwide network comprising more than 1,000 high school and college chapters.