Charlie Kirk shooting: Why kill him?

 

Sep 12, 2025 

CBC/Radio-Canada is a Canadian public broadcast service 

Charlie Kirk, a conservative podcaster, debater and close ally of President Donald Trump, died after being shot at a 'Prove Me Wrong' event at a university in Utah. Andrew Chang explores why the Turning Point USA co-founder was so polarizing, his role with the MAGA movement and how his assassination fits into the larger picture of political violence in the U.S. 

Images provided by Getty Images, The Canadian Press and Reuters.