India, Sept. 11 -- Right-wing influencer and staunch Donald Trump supporter Charlie Kirk was shot on Wednesday at an event at Utah University. The 31-year-old was shot near his neck, Desert News reported. He has been hospitalized now.

A video of an elderly man being detained at the scene surfaced on social media. The police later determined that a person who was taken into custody after the shooting was not actually the shooter, according to Scott Trotter, a university spokesman, NYT reported.

Christine Nelson, from Utah Valley University police, confirmed only that "we did have shots fired. We've asked people to shelter in place."

"What we know currently is that Charlie Kirk was about 20 minutes into his presentation when we heard sho...