Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was shot during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, according to reports.

In the past five years alone, public figures across the ideological spectrum have been targeted. America has seen eras of political violence before.

The killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday at a college in Utah is the latest in a string of acts of political violence in recent years that have spanned the political spectrum.

A 22-year-old Utah man who was arrested and booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist’s provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting,

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Political violence is hardly unprecedented in the United States. In fact, the country has “a long, dark history” of violence that has “struck the highest level of American politics,” said Kevin Boyle, a Northwestern University historian.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is making an impassioned plea for Americans and young people in particular to use the horror of Charlie Kirk’s public assassination as an inflection point to turn the country away from political violence and division.

Politicians manipulate narratives. They do this to advance their agendas, gain popularity with a segment of voters and tear down their opponents. For instance, politicians will often exaggerate crime statistics as a way of exploiting universal fears about public safety.