Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot Wednesday at an event at a Utah college, Turning Point said.A law enforcement official briefed on the shooting told The Associated Press that Kirk is being treated and is in critical condition.

Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika, has given a tearful address in which she thanked first responders for trying to save her husband's life after he was fatally shot on a Utah university campus.

Congressman Mike Lawler, who represents the Lower Hudson Valley's 17th district, called the shooting "a horrific act of political violence," on his Instagram.