(Radio Iowa) – Iowa elected officials and candidates for office are expressing shock at the death of Charlie Kirk, a leading voice in the conservative movement who was shot Wednesday, while speaking in Utah.  The statements Iowa politicians posted online included words like horrific, terrifying and heartbreaking.

Most called for prayers for Kirk and his family and many — from both of Iowa’s political parties — called for an end to political violence. The Iowa Democratic Party said Kirk’s shooting was appalling and political violence has no place in our country.

Iowa Republican Party chair Jeff Kaufmann wrote that: “In America, we settle our differences at the ballot box, not through threats or violence.”

Read the entire statements from Iowa’s political leaders at www.radioiowa.com.