Vigils were held across the country following the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at an event in Utah on Wednesday.

Kirk, the 31-year-old co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed on the campus of Utah Valley University on Wednesday afternoon. He was transported to a hospital in critical condition before he was later pronounced dead.

Politicians, faith leaders, fellow conservative activists and others mourned Kirk's death, with some announcing vigils to stand against political violence in the wake of his murder.

Turning Point USA campus chapters at colleges across the country organized vigils on Wednesday night for the organization's founder.

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"In response to the reprehensible and senseless murder of Charlie Kirk, we are gathering tonight at Westlake Park in Seattle at 7:30PM for a time of prayer, worship, and solitary as we take a stand against the senseless political and religious violence in America," Russell Johnson, lead pastor at The Pursuit in Washington state, wrote on X announcing his church's vigil.

Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-MT, said there would be a prayer vigil at a church on Capitol Hill on Wednesday night.

"I invite Montanans to join us in prayer and spirit praying for Charlie, his family and our divided nation. We must heal," he wrote on X.

In Arizona, the group Catholics for Catholics said a rosary vigil would be held Wednesday night.

"Charlie Kirk's local Catholic community gathers to pray the Rosary for the Eternal Rest of his soul," the group wrote on Instagram.

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"Charlie was our friend," the post added. "His family are our neighbors. He attended our Church. We loved him and America loves him too. It's time now for us to pray and ask for Our Lady to usher his soul into heaven."

The New York Yankees held a moment of silence ahead of Wednesday night's game against the Detroit Tigers to honor Kirk.

"Before tonight's game we held a moment of silence in memoriam of Charlie Kirk. Kirk founded the youth activist group ‘Turning Point USA’ and had become a fixture on college campuses," the team said on X.

Kevin Smith, founder of the conservative media company The Loud Majority, also announced a vigil scheduled for Saturday in New York.

President Donald Trump, officials in his administration, other U.S. politicians on both sides of the aisle, foreign leaders and sports figures were among those who came out in mourning Kirk and condemning acts of political violence.

"The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!"

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, said on X that the attack on Kirk was "disgusting, vile, and reprehensible," adding: "In the United States of America, we must reject political violence in EVERY form."

"Charlie Kirk was murdered for speaking truth and defending freedom," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on X. "A lion-hearted friend of Israel, he fought the lies and stood tall for Judeo-Christian civilization."

"Condolences to his family and the young people of this country," Bruce Pearl, Auburn University's men's basketball coach, said on X. "Many in our Auburn student body are horrified tonight, you young patriots who love our country like Charlie. For now let's morn, keep the violent rhetoric down and then live our best lives, committed to making this country better."

Kirk leaves behind his wife, Erika Lane Frantzve, and two children.

World leaders on Wednesday reacted to the news that conservative media personality and co-founder of Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk, 31, a husband and father of two, was killed during a speaking event at Utah Valley University. 

President Donald Trump confirmed in a social media post that Kirk, who was hospitalized after being shot and suffering a neck wound, had been killed. 

CHARLIE KIRK, TURNING POINT USA FOUNDER, DEAD AT 31 AFTER UTAH CAMPUS SHOOTING

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was among some of the first to share his grief at the news on social media and said, "Charlie Kirk was murdered for speaking truth and defending freedom. 

"A lion-hearted friend of Israel, he fought the lies and stood tall for Judeo-Christian civilization," he added, noting he spoke with Kirk just two weeks ago and invited him to Israel.

"Sadly, that visit will not take place. We lost an incredible human being," Netanyahu added. "His boundless pride in America and his valiant belief in free speech will leave a lasting impact. Rest in peace, Charlie Kirk."

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also offered her condolences and said on X that she was "shocked by the news of the killing of Charlie Kirk."

"An atrocious murder, a deep wound for democracy and for those who believe in freedom," she said. "My condolences to his family, to his loved ones, and to the American conservative community."

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President of Argentina Javier Milei shared a picture of himself with Kirk and former conservative Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz along with his condolences to Kirk’s family "and to all the young people in the world who admired him and listened to him."

"A formidable disseminator of the ideas of freedom and staunch defender of the West," Milei said, before calling him the "victim of an atrocious murder" and blaming the "left," though law enforcement officials have not confirmed who shot Kirk. 

"The entire world lost an incredible human being," he added.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed his condolences as well and criticized all forms of political violence in a post on X, noting that his "thoughts this evening are with the loved ones of Charlie Kirk." 

"It is heartbreaking that a young family has been robbed of a father and a husband," he added. "We must all be free to debate openly and freely without fear – there can be no justification for political violence."

There were numerous messages of outcry from leadership across the U.K., including from the leader of Reform UK, Nigel Farage, who also shared a picture of himself with Kirk and said, "This is a very dark day for American democracy."

"I am desperately sad for Charlie, his wife and children," he added. 

New Zealand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Winston Peters, also decried the rise of political violence and the threat it poses to democracy. 

"It is tragic that we now live in a world that differences of opinion are met with a gun," he said on X, noting that the death of Kirk is not merely "political violence" but "an assassination."

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"The utter tragedy is that Kirk traveled extensively around university campuses to give an open mic and debate to everyone – and all were welcome," Peters said. "The essence of democracy is under threat around the world and we must do everything we can to protect it."