Late night comedians Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert issued statements condemning political violence after conservative pundit Charlie Kirk was killed during a public appearance.

Kirk, 31, was shot and killed Wednesday (Sept. 10) during a political event held outdoors at Utah Valley University, which Utah Governor Spencer Cox deemed “a political assassination.” Authorities have recovered the weapon they believed was used in the shooting but search is still underway for the suspect, according to USA Today.

Kimmel issued a statement on social media offering his condolences to Kirk’s family and loved ones, though he did not address the news during Wednesday’s (Sept. 10) Jimmy Kimmel Live broadcast.

“Instead of the angry finger-pointing, can we just for one day agree that it is horrible and monstrous to shoot another human?” Kimmel wrote. “On behalf of my family, we send love to the Kirks and to all the children, parents and innocents who fall victim to senseless gun violence.”

Colbert addressed the shooting at the top of Wednesday’s Late Show broadcast, noting the show had already been written before news broke of Kirk’s passing.

“After our scripts for tonight’s show were finished this afternoon, we here at the Late Show learned that Charlie Kirk, a prominent right-wing activist, was killed at a speaking engagement in Utah,” he said. “Our condolences go out to his family and all of his loved ones.”

He continued, “I’m old enough to personally remember the political violence of the 1960s, and I hope it is obvious to everyone in America that political violence does not solve any of our political differences. Political violence only leads to more political violence.”

Colbert somberly concluded his message before throwing it back to the pre-taped show, “I pray with all my heart that this is the aberrant action of a madman and not a sign of things to come.”

Kirk was a conservative pundit who co-founded the nonprofit youth organization Turning Point USA, which backed President Trump during the election.

Trump praised Kirk, calling him “the heart of the youth in the United States” and remembering him as a “martyr for truth and freedom.” Trump also praised the late conservative during a 9/11 memorial event at the Pentagon, where he said Kirk’s death was a “heinous assassination,” per USA Today.

Trump also announced that Kirk will posthumously receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.