Charlie Kirk: Assassination of conservative activist leaves America in turmoil
At just 18 committed Christian and college drop out Charlie Kirk established Turning Point USA, an organisation with a mission to spread conservative ideals at liberal-leaning US universities.
On Wednesday, now aged 31 and a father of two young children, Kirk was once again at a university campus to debate and spread his socially conservative viewpoint.
A roof-top sniper shot him dead in what is being viewed as a politically motivated assassination.
In those 13 years, the young man had become one of the most influential voices in US politics and well-known media personality.
Kirk’s ability to…
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