'War Is Here': The Far-Right Responds to Charlie Kirk Shooting With Calls for Violence

'War Is Here': The Far-Right Responds to Charlie Kirk Shooting With Calls for Violence Prominent far-right figures and elected officials have called for vengeance following the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point Action, speaks during a meeting on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson on October 17, 2024. Minutes after right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at an event in Utah on Wednesday, far-right influencers and extremist communities lit up social media with calls for violence against the left. Kirk, the cofounder of the conservative youth organizing group Turning Point USA, was shot and killed while taking questions at a TPUSA event held at Utah Valley University. Law enforcement officials said late afternoon Wednesday that a "person of interest" was in custody, but that individual was later released.