Moments after it emerged that Kirk had been shot, President Trump wrote on X, “We must all pray for Charlie Kirk, who has been shot. A great guy from top to bottom. GOD BLESS HIM!”

The shooting comes amid an increase in political violence across the U.S. in recent years, which has affected individuals across the political spectrum.

The increase in political violence includes various incidents, such as the assassination of a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband, the firebombing of a Colorado parade, and an attack on the home of Pennsylvania’s Jewish governor. The most infamous of these events was the shooting of Donald Trump during a campaign rally