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Charlie Kirk’s organization Turning Point USA pays tribute to the founder who was fatally shot in Utah this week.
In a statement shared on Kirk’s personal social media account on Thursday, September 11th, Turning Point said “all of us at Turning Point USA have been crushed and devastated by the hateful murder and guided light of our founder, Charlie Kirk.” In 2012, Kirk founded an organization defending conservative politics on high school and university campuses. Over the past decade, his message of conservatism among young people has spread across the country.
Authorities are still searching for the shooter who killed Kirk at the September 10 event at Utah Valley University. They retrieved a rifle believed to have been used to fire a single deadly shot.
“We all lost leaders, mentors and friends. Above all, our hearts are to Erica and their two children. Charlie was the ideal husband and the perfect father,” Turning Point said. “More than anything, I ask you to pray for the Kirks after the incomprehensible loss they have suffered.”
The organization details Kirk’s becoming a conservative media outlet and launched Turning Point from his 18-year-old parents’ garage.
“In his 31 years, Charlie lived with 100 people more than any of us. He had an overwhelming passion for life and a deep belief in his power as an individual who makes a difference,” Tpusa said.
In that statement, Turning Point said, “Charlie loved America, its people, its constitution, its freedom, and the infinite good that they all did for the world.”
“But more than anything, Charlie lived every day with an overflowing love for Christ, which he knew he would one day be able to see,” the statement said. “When asked, Charlie said he wanted to be remembered more than anything for his faith. More than any political victory, Charlie wanted to see a spiritual revival among the young Americans.”
Turning Point said that Kirk “wanted a nation of happy and prosperous families who loved God and each other,” and pointed out that Kirk had passed the message of Christ “to a non-believing audience” during his last public speech before his death.
“Charlie is gone, but his legacy will survive. He should not get older. Age will not tire him,” the memo concluded. “He always remains a brave young man who urged tens of millions of Americans to improve themselves and take action in a better America. We all miss Charlie. None of us will forget him.”
