"Charlie Kirk, a right-wing influencer known for his gun rights advocacy and anti-LGBTQ+ views, was killed at Utah Valley University, in Orem, on Wednesday (10 September) while holding one of his 'Prove Me Wrong' debating events. He was discussing the conservative conspiracy theory about trans shooters when a single shot hit him in the neck. He died later in hospital."
"Charlie was killed on September 10th. On September 11th, we observed the 24th anniversary of the Islamist terror attack on our country. Now these events have something in common," she said, The Independent reported. "They were both carried out by those who hold on to ideologies that cannot stand up to scrutiny and challenge, so they feel their only recourse is to commit an act of violence to silence those who oppose them, to intimidate and to terrorise others into silence. This is the definition of terrorism."
"We cannot allow ourselves to be terrorised into silence. We need to live Charlie Kirk's example, the example he set, that is captured by the words of Martin Luther King: 'Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that'."
Charlie Kirk, a right-wing influencer known for gun rights advocacy and anti-LGBTQ+ views, was fatally shot at Utah Valley University during a 'Prove Me Wrong' debate about alleged trans shooters. A single bullet struck his neck and he later died in hospital. Authorities arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson two days later after a large manhunt; his ideology and motives remain unclear. A memorial vigil at the Kennedy Center attracted members of Donald Trump's administration and right-wing pundits. Tulsi Gabbard likened the targeted killing to the 9/11 Islamist hijackings and invoked Martin Luther King to call for love over hate.
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