Community members hold candles at a ‘Charlie Kirk Candlelight Vigil for Peace’ in memory of the slain activist in Weingartner Park in North Wales on Sunday night. (Photo courtesy of Lisa Vogel)
Proceeds from donations and sales at the vigil will be sent directly to the Kirk family, according to organizers
Roughly a thousand area residents gathered for a ‘Charlie Kirk Candlelight Vigil for Peace’ on Sunday at Weingartner Park in North Wales, according to event organizers.
Crowds gathered in Weingartner Park in North Wales on Sunday night for a ‘Charlie Kirk Candlelight Vigil for Peace’ in memory of the slain activist. (Photo courtesy of Lisa Vogel)
Hundreds of area residents gathered in Weingartner Park in North Wales on Sunday night for a ‘Charlie Kirk Candlelight Vigil for Peace’ in memory of the slain activist. (Photo courtesy of Lisa Vogel)
Activist Scott Presler speaks at a ‘Charlie Kirk Candlelight Vigil for Peace’ in memory of the slain activist in Weingartner Park in North Wales on Sunday night, Sept. 14, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Lisa Vogel)
Red, white and blue decorated a podium and stage in Weingartner Park in North Wales on Sunday night for a ‘Charlie Kirk Candlelight Vigil for Peace’ in memory of the slain activist. (Photo courtesy of Lisa Vogel)Local clergy, state and county lawmakers, and fellow activist Scott Presler spoke in memory of the slain activist, after a weekend that drew hundreds of comments sparring on social media about Kirk, his beliefs, his message and his memory.
Crowds gathered in Weingartner Park in North Wales on Sunday night for a ‘Charlie Kirk Candlelight Vigil for Peace’ in memory of the slain activist. (Photo courtesy of Lisa Vogel)
Signs read ‘In Memory of Charlie Kirk’ and ‘We are all Charlie Kirk’ at a ‘Charlie Kirk Candlelight Vigil for Peace’ in North Wales on Sunday night, Sept. 14, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Lisa Vogel)Proceeds from donations and sales at the vigil will be sent directly to the Kirk family, according to organizers.
Kirk, who brought young, conservative evangelical Christians into politics, was shot Wednesday while speaking at Utah Valley University during one of his many campus stops. The shooting raised fears about increasing political violence in a deeply polarized United States.
Tyler James Robinson, 22, was arrested Friday after turning himself in at the county sheriff’s office. Authorities in Utah were preparing to file capital murder charges against Robinson in the killing of Kirk, a dominant figure in conservative politics who became a confidant of President Donald Trump after founding Arizona-based Turning Point USA, one of the nation’s largest political organizations.
On Friday night, Kirk’s widow Erika spoke online in her first comments since the shooting. A memorial at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. was held Sunday night. Vice President JD Vance guest hosted an episode of ‘The Charlie Kirk Show’ on Monday afternoon, and a ‘Remembering Charlie Kirk’ celebration of his life has been scheduled for Sept. 21 in Arizona, according to Turning Point USA.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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