By Reagan Priest and Ellis Preston | Arizona Capitol Times
Key Points:
- Arizona officials condemn assassination of Charlie Kirk
- Kirk, a prominent conservative activist, was shot at a Utah event
- Authorities have released images of a person of interest; no arrest has been made
Arizona’s political community condemned the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, who died after he was shot while speaking at a Utah Valley University event on Sept. 10.
Kirk, a prominent Arizona conservative activist and the leader of Phoenix-based Turning Point USA, was speaking to a large crowd of people at a debate when he was shot in the neck. He later died from his injuries at a Utah hospital. A suspect was not immediately captured.
Arizona government officials on both sides of the aisle responded after the shooting, offering condolences to Kirk’s family and condemning political violence.
“I am deeply saddened by the news of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. I am saddened for Charlie’s family, friends, and Arizonans as they mourn his loss, and I am saddened for our country as our politics have descended into horrific violence,” Gov. Katie Hobbs said in a statement provided through her campaign. “This tragedy is not about who Charlie Kirk supported politically. It is about the devastating loss of a father, a neighbor, and an Arizonan who called this state home, and whose life was cut short by senseless violence.”
