Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called the fatal shooting Wednesday of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk a “political assassination” and reminded everyone that “Utah has the death penalty.”
Kirk, 31, was shot in the neck during a forum with students at Utah Valley University. Video from the event showed Kirk bleeding heavily from an apparent gunshot wound.
“This is a dark day for our state. It’s a tragic day for our nation,” Cox, a Republican, said in a news conference that aired live on Newsmax and the Newsmax2 online streaming platform.
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