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Vigils were held across the country following the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at an event in Utah on Wednesday.
Kirk, the 31-year-old co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed on the campus of Utah Valley University on Wednesday afternoon. He was transported to a hospital in critical condition before he was later pronounced dead.
Politicians, faith leaders, fellow conservative activists and others mourned Kirk’s death, with some announcing vigils to stand against political violence in the wake of his murder.
Turning Point USA campus chapters at colleges across the country organized vigils on Wednesday night for the organization’s founder.
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Charlie Kirk speaks before he is shot during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. (AP)
“In response to the reprehensible and senseless murder of Charlie Kirk, we are gathering tonight at Westlake Park in Seattle at 7:30PM for a time of prayer, worship, and solitary as we take a stand against the senseless political and religious violence in America,” Russell Johnson, lead pastor at The Pursuit in Washington state, wrote on X announcing his church’s vigil.
Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-MT, said there would be a prayer vigil at a church on Capitol Hill on Wednesday night.
“I invite Montanans to join us in prayer and spirit praying for Charlie, his family and our divided nation. We must heal,” he wrote on X.
In Arizona, the group Catholics for Catholics said a rosary vigil would be held Wednesday night.
“Charlie Kirk’s local Catholic community gathers to pray the Rosary for the Eternal Rest of his soul,” the group wrote on Instagram.
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The crowd reacts after Charlie Kirk is shot at Utah Valley University. (AP)
“Charlie was our friend,” the post added. “His family are our neighbors. He attended our…
