Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA co-founder and Trump ally, was assassinated on a Utah college campus Wednesday, prompting emotional tributes from Fox News hosts and contributors.

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

Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to visit northern Utah on Thursday after the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Kirk, who rose to prominence courting young conservatives and debating on college campuses, was fatally shot on Wednesday.

F ox News’ Greg Gutfeld struck an unexpected tone in the wake of the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at an event at Utah Valley University.

Charlie Kirk's casket will be flown from Utah to his home state of Arizona on Thursday aboard Air Force Two accompanied by family and Vice President JD Vance, a source familiar told Scripps News.

Fox News contributor Jason Chaffetz, who witnessed the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, shared on Thursday that he had received a phone call from President Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON ‒ President Donald Trump said he will posthumously award Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom as he paid tribute to the deceased conservative activist during remarks at the Pentagon on the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

There's little doubt that before the deadly on-campus shooting of Charlie Kirk, relatively few people around the country had heard of Utah Valley University.