Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk has been shot at an event at Utah Valley University, an NBC News reporter said on social media, citing a university spokesperson.

The spokesperson told NBC News that Kirk was giving a presentation when shots were fired and “to the best of our knowledge, he was hit and taken with his security team away from the premises”.

Mike Lee, a US senator from Utah, wrote on social media that he is “tracking the situation at Utah Valley University closely”.

“Please join me in praying for Charlie Kirk and the students gathered there,” he said.

We will bring you more details as they come in …